oncology department

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meaningsofoncologyanddepartment

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oncology
noun[U]
uk
/ɒŋˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ɑːnˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/
the study and treatment of tumours (= masses of cells) in ...
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department
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/us
/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study ...
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(Definition ofoncologyanddepartmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The social worker in a medicaloncologydepartmentwas asked to see the wife of a patient with advanced cancer.
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That will bring the facility into a hospital where there is anoncologydepartment, with the result that the service to patients will be improved.
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The nurse will also provide a link between the assessment centre and the surgical team in the hospitaloncologydepartmentfor those patients whose condition requires further investigation or treatment.
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This hospital is renowned for itsoncologydepartment.
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The hospital is equipped with an operating complex,oncologydepartment, cardiology department, 24-hour emergency service and a day surgery unit.
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The hospital has anoncologydepartmentfor management of tumors by the three available modalities namely surgical, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
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He now leads the academic radiationoncologydepartment.
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The hospital also contains an emergency room,oncologydepartmentand sleep apnea lab.
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The hospital has an activeoncologydepartmentpublishing papers regularly.
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These exciting results have the potential to change standard head and neck cancer practice, impacting on head and neck cancer services provided by oncology departments and multidisciplinary working.
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Estimating the level of staff in oncology departments is for local health service employers to determine in the light of local needs and priorities.
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The radiotherapy and oncology departments are now threatened with closure.
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During this time she supported herself working as a nurse in the intensive care and oncology departments of a hospital.
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