oncology

The study of cancerous diseases, in which one would study tumors and their causes, treatment, and cure.

Bob: Hey Jesse, do you have the notes from yesterday?
Jesse: Yeah Bob, but don't worry, we only learned about Oncology and how important it is in the world!

oncology by Another IMSA student November 13, 2005

Pediatric Oncology 

Pediatric oncology is a specialty discipline in medicine concerned with diagnosing and treating children, usually up to the age of 18, with cancer. It is thought to be one of the most challenging of specialties because, despite successful treatment of many children, there is a high mortality rate still associated with various types of cancers. Losing pediatricpediatricpediatric patients can be extraordinarily difficult, as it goes against the normal course of life, and it takes strong-hearted people to work in this vitally necessary area of medicine.
Doctors who choose to become pediatric oncologists take a slightly different course in their education, when compared to adult oncologists. After completing medical school, they become pediatricians, and once they are board certified to work as pediatricians, they may choose to further specialize in oncology. It can take extensive study and about 14 years total of school to become a pediatric oncologist.

Though oncology for adults and children are related, there are very different things about the two specialties. Children respond quite differently to treatment, and they are best served medically when not viewed as “short adults.” There are many doctors and other medical workers who spend time doing research to determine the best possible methods of practice on the child when it comes to treating or diagnosing cancer

Another consideration in care is that children very often come attached to families. Part of care has to include involving and educating families. The child will be reliant on caretakers to show up at appointments, remember medications and follow through on any other care instructions.

Many parents report appreciating a holistic approach to the treatment of their children that includes them in decision making and helps them understand how to best care for their kids. Clearly helping parents to suffer less stress and confusion during this difficult time is of benefit to children fighting difficult diseases. Pediatric oncology, while it may concern itself most with eradication of cancerous illness, may also need to reflect on how best to preserve a mentally healthy atmosphere for the child through providing parental support, as possible.
J, your all I trust in this world. I need your help to make it threw. I'm scared to fail.

Pediatric Oncology by Cur4theMasses April 16, 2010

Political Oncology

A new branch of science which focuses on comparing the lethal role of carcinogenic cells to politician's decisions on
organic structure of society or national or global state.

The way president berko is looking at the invation of marsa land can be only explained by Political Oncology.Use of force and destruction.

Political Oncology by TourageKnight February 27, 2025

oncologist 

A doctor that not only treats cancer, but is always on call.

Jim: What are you studying again?
Kyle: Oncology. I told you.
Jim: Whoa! You know an Oncologist never gets to relax, always being on call.
Kyle: You're an idiot.

oncologist by Trova January 12, 2015

ontology

What it means for something to exist.

What does it mean for that chair in your room to exist? Does it exist because it is there in a physical form, because the material is there? Or does it exist because of its function, because the chair is there to be sat upon? What it means for something to exist is ontology, and both of these examples would work.

ontology by puhdoo November 2, 2013

generative ontology 

The hypothesis that religion emerged as a paradigm to protect consciousness from destroying language.

Generative ontology argues that religion (narrative ego) and all mythologies are a promise to the consciousness by the super-conscious (mind) that language will one day be destroyed.

generative ontology by metawave July 5, 2019

financial oncologist 

A lawyer, typically a bankruptcy lawyer or creditor rights lawyer or commerical type lawyer, well versed in the laws on debtor creditor- rights or the IRS collection matters, or shareholder dispute matters and who knows how to save people and businesses from financial fiasco's, after the fact. Typically viewed by his clients as a savior and by others, typcially creditors, as snakes who use their knowledge of the law to help one person screw another out of money or some other entitlement.

He employed a financial oncologist to remove those creditor claims for 30 cents on the dollar. The creditor was un happy but had no recourse at the time to otherwise accepting the offer or getting stiffed completely.

financial oncologist by pennlawyer December 30, 2010