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Anticancer vs Oncology - What's the difference?

anticancer | oncology |

As an adjective anticancer

is (medicine) that is used to treat cancer.

As a noun oncology is

the branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

anticancer

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) That is used to treat cancer.

    • oncology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

    • Derived terms

    * oncologic * oncological * oncologist