Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
The branch of medicine that deals with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Oncology is concerned with:The diagnosis of any cancer in a person,Follow-up of cancer patients after successful treatment,Ethical questions surrounding cancer care.The most important diagnostic tool remains the medical history: the character of the complaints and any specific symptoms (fatigue, weight loss, unexplained anemia, fever of unknown origin, paraneoplastic phenomena and other signs).
Cancer, known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a broad group of various diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. Cancer is usually treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. The chances of surviving the disease vary greatly by the type and location of the cancer and the extent of disease at the start of treatment.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited