"Medical Oncology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of neoplasms.
| Descriptor ID |
D008495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.429.515
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medical Oncology".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medical Oncology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medical Oncology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Oncology" by people in Profiles.
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Accelerating equitable cancer genomics and precision oncology in health care and research: a Lancet Oncology Commission. Lancet Oncol. 2026 Oct; 27(10):e454-e507.
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B-Cell Lymphomas, Version 4.2026, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Sep; 24(9).
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Oncology drug development in the UK: analysis of the past 25 years and focus on the 2026 reboot of the clinical trial regulatory framework. Br J Cancer. 2026 Oct; 135(8):1286-1297.
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The American Psychosocial Oncology Society's Psychosocial Oncology Virtual Academy: Enhancing Access to Specialized Psychosocial Oncology Care. Psychooncology. 2026 07; 35(7):e70520.
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Big Data in Pediatric Oncology: Hope, Hype, Reality. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2026 06; 40(3):417-428.
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Translating Cancer Science Into Cancer Care: Using Serious Illness Communication Frameworks to Deliver High-Quality Person-Centered Care in Neuro-Oncology. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2026 Jun; 46(3):e525426.
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Version 4.2026, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Apr; 24(4).
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Listening in: Orthopaedic Oncology Physicians' Perspectives on Implementation of Audio Recording/Artificial Intelligence Assist in Office Visits. J Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun; 133(7):966-971.
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Hospitalist Care for Unplanned Oncology Admissions: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Oncology and General Hospitalist Outcomes and Processes. Cancer Med. 2026 Mar; 15(3):e71679.
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A Report from the Inaugural Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery Neurointerventional Oncology Summit. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 01 05; 47(1):1-8.