See cancer for the biology of the disease, as well as a list of malignant diseases. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word á½Î³ÎºÎ¿Ï (Ã³nkos), meaning tumor, volume or mass.
1 An increase in maternal age affects the chances of miscarriage. 2  Women under the age of 35 yrs old have about a 15% chance of miscarriage. 3  Women who are 35-45 yrs old have a 20-35% chance of miscarriage. 4  Women over the age of 45 can have up to a 50% chance of miscarriage.
If the loss is experienced in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, it is called an early miscarriage. If the loss happens between 12 weeks and 24 weeks, it is called a late miscarriage (RCOG 2011) . It depends when it happens. Sadly, early miscarriages are very common.Most miscarriages happen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy (NICE 2013) .It's common for a woman to have a miscarriage before she's even realised she's pregnant. This early, a miscarriage can be mistaken for a late period.or example, the chances of having a miscarriage are lower when you're younger, and rise as you get older. Late miscarriage is much less common (RCOG 2011) . It happens in about two per cent of pregnancies (Crafter and Brewster 2014, RCOG 2012) . Late pregnancy loss can be very hard to bear.