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Medical Oncology
Definition 1
The study and treatment of cancers with chemicals, biological products or immunotherapy. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of neoplasms. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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