"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2022 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Oncology" by people in Profiles.
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The association of economic measures and patient outcomes with geographical disparities in access to a UCNS-certified neuro-oncologist in the United States. J Cancer Policy. 2026 Sep; 49:100791.
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Job Satisfaction and Career Development Outlooks for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Hospitalists. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Sep; 73(9):e70591.
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Pan-Asian adapted ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. ESMO Open. 2026 Aug; 11(8):107771.
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Systematic Evaluation of Data and Trial Fitness for Oncology Trial Emulation: Empirical Findings from the CARE Initiative. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2026 08; 120(2):440-451.
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Smart Pediatric Oncology Tracker of Symptoms (SPOTS), a Web-Based Interface for the Pediatric PRO-CTCAE: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 05 12; 10:e87821.
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Standardizing the Clinical Approach to Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction: Applying Cardio-Oncology Guidelines as a Practical Tool for Hematology and Oncology Providers. Cancer Med. 2026 Apr; 15(4):e71682.
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ESMO adaptation of Lines of Systemic Therapy (EnLiST): a consensus framework for standardising the designation of lines of therapy in solid tumours. Ann Oncol. 2026 May; 37(5):608-623.
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Parent-to-Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Mar; 73(3):e70098.
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Advances in the Basic Sciences in Thoracic Oncology in the Last 20 Years and Their Translational Impact. J Thorac Oncol. 2026 Jan; 21(1):41-76.
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BCM-MD Anderson onco-medicine track: a novel internal medicine residency pathway to strengthen the supportive cancer care workforce. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Dec 18; 34(1):41.