USA CAUSES OF DEATH BY AGE AND GENDER. Chart ranks total deaths for the top 50 causes by age and gender. Rank is determined by official CDC final death total and certain causes such as types of heart disease and cancer are split out for age adjusted death rate rankings to give you an expanded view of what actually takes place.
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word á½Î³ÎºÎ¿Ï (onkos), Ã³nkos meaning, tumor volume or. mass
Chemotherapy, which is one of the most prescribed treatments in medical oncology, may cause hair loss in some cancer patients. An oncologist may work in community or university hospitals and medical centers, in private or group practices, or for research organizations. The treatment of children with cancers is a subset of medical oncology. An medical oncologist may determine a cancer patient's chemotherapy dosage.