oncologic
Concerning malignant growths
Oncologic means relating to oncology, the branch of medicine dealing with tumors and cancer.
The term appears in medical contexts: oncologic surgery, oncologic emergencies, oncologic care.
An oncologic condition involves cancer; oncologic treatment addresses it.
Harmfully invasive, often fatal
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
adenocarcinoma · sarcoma · melanoma · leukemia · lymphoma · glioma · myeloma · carcinogenesis
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
adjuvant · palliative · resection · ablation · brachytherapy · remission · response · regimen
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- histopathologyDisease study through tissue
- cytologyStudy of cells
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- imagingProducing visual representations
MRI · mammography · colonoscopy · pathology · screening · lesion · differential · radiology
Study of entire genetic sequences
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- radiobiologyStudy of radiation's biological effects
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
chemoprevention · pathogenesis · biomarkers · translational · apoptosis · mutagenesis · CRISPR
malignant
Harmfully invasive, often fatal
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
neoplasm · adenocarcinoma · sarcoma · melanoma · leukemia · lymphoma · glioma · myeloma · carcinogenesis · angiogenesis
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
cytotoxic · adjuvant · palliative · resection · ablation · brachytherapy · remission · response · regimen
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- histopathologyDisease study through tissue
- cytologyStudy of cells
- stagingPreparing for presentation
imaging · MRI · mammography · colonoscopy · pathology · screening · lesion · differential · radiology · ultrasound
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- radiobiologyStudy of radiation's biological effects
cytogenetics · chemoprevention · pathogenesis · biomarkers · translational · apoptosis · mutagenesis · CRISPR
multidisciplinary
Involving several academic fields
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
oncologicbenign
Not harmful or threatening
non-malignant · non-cancerous · noncancerous · healthy · normal
- oncology wardHospital section for malignancies
- oncology nurseHealthcare worker treating malignancies
- oncology unitMedical department treating malignancies
- oncology centerMedical facility treating malignancies
- radiation oncologyCancer treatment using high-energy particles
- oncology clinicFacility treating malignant diseases