"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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Job Satisfaction and Career Development Outlooks for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician Hospitalists. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Sep; 73(9):e70591.
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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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Integrating environmental risk factors into pediatric cancer care: Laying the groundwork for improved outcomes and primary prevention. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2025 09; 55(9):101821.
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Defining and measuring tolerability in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult oncology: The essential voices. Cancer. 2025 Oct 15; 131 Suppl 2:e35947.
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A framework-based guide for adapting and implementing primary care-based pediatric interventions to the pediatric oncology setting: HPV PROTECT as an exemplar. Cancer. 2025 May 01; 131(9):e35857.
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The Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network: A pan-Canadian precision oncology initiative. Cancer Cell. 2025 Apr 14; 43(4):587-592.
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Recent Advancements and Innovations in Pediatric Precision Oncology. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2024 07 01; 46(5):262-271.
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Moving theory and reality closer together in cardio-oncology training. Eur J Heart Fail. 2024 Apr; 26(4):772-775.
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Multiple Myeloma, Version 2.2024, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 12; 21(12):1281-1301.
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Practical considerations for prognostic communication in pediatric cancer. Curr Probl Cancer. 2023 10; 47(5):101009.