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WHIZSTORM PICKS: TOP 8 BEST ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS

 

A branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, prevention, and treatment of cancer/tumors is known as Oncology. An oncologist is a medical specialist who practices oncology. Also known as the study of tumors. Medical, surgery, and radiation are the three main areas of the field of Oncology.

An oncologist's job involves the first diagnosis of cancer, the medium of doing which is usually through MRI, CT Scanning, biopsy, X-ray, endoscopy, ultrasound, or PET scanning, amongst other radiological methods. As can blood test/tumor markers, nuclear medicine is also prevalent in diagnosing cancer. Moreover, oncology is often linked with the branch of medicine dealing with blood or blood-related disorders called Haematology.

Below mentioned are the world's best universities for oncology. They specialize in the examination of the causes, as well as the prevention and treatment of cancers. Some key treatment methods that these schools research are gene therapy, radiation, and chemotherapy.

1. Harvard University

• Place: Massachusetts, USA

• Course: Biology and Biological Science (BBS) Ph.D. Program

• Duration:  5-7 years (Avg time of completion)

• Annual Tuition: 48,500 USD (reduces every year)

2. Johns Hopkins University.

• Place: Maryland, USA

• Course: Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship

• Duration:  2 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 54,900 USD

 

3. University of Toronto

• Place: Toronto, Canada

• Course: Radiation Oncology Fellowship Program

• Duration:  2 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 36,000 USD

 

4. University of California-Los Angeles

• Place: California, USA

• Course: Fellowship training Oncology

• Duration:  2 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 47,000 USD

 

5. The University of California-San Francisco.

• Place: California, USA

• Course: Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship training

• Duration:  2 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 42,000 USD

 

6. University of Cornell

• Place: New York, USA

• Course: M.D. Pediatrics

• Duration:  4 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 47,000 USD

 

7. The University of Sydney.

• Place: Sydney, Australia

• Course: Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine)

• Duration:  3 to 4 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 10,000 AUD

 

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

• Place: Massachusetts, USA

• Course: UG in cancer biology

• Duration: 4 years (full time)

• Annual Tuition: 50,000 USD

 

This list also consists of some programs offered by very highly ambitious universities. However, several cheaper and easier programs are also as good but usually not known to students. Let us explore these programs before you start shortlisting.

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