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What does the word oncology mean?

onco is tumor ology is the study of tumors

study of Cancer

Cancer,, cancer Doctor,,Not sure how you heard it? Bless!

the study of tumors..

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the study of tumors

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oncology -- (the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors)

The study and/or treatment of tumors. Benign and/or cancerous.

Oncology is the study of... cancer, and the doctor is called the oncologist. Ask me how I know, I once had cancer and it was removed by the oncologist. Now, I will search the Internet and see how close I came to rendering your answer:

Oncology is a noun and has no plural form. It is the branch of medicine that concerns Cancer. The people working in this field are Oncologists.
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