Question

explain oncology in detail​

Answer 1

>> A branch of medicine that specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, It includes chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation oncology etc. , Nuclear medicines can also be used to diagnose cancer.

• The field of oncology has 3 major areas. -
• Surgery
• Medical
• Radiation

Answer 2

Answer:

You probably think of cancer treatment as a modern practice, but the word oncology has its roots in ancient Greek. The prefix onkos means "mass or bulk” (and eventually evolved into the modern Latin onco — meaning tumor) and the suffix logy means “study of.”