define oncology ??????????
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- Oncology is the study of cancer.
- An oncologist is a doctor who treats cancer and provides medical care for a person diagnosed with cancer.
- The field of oncology has three major areas: medical, surgical, and radiation.
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Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος, meaning 1. "burden, volume, mass" and 2. "barb", and the Greek word λόγος, meaning "study"
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