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Oncology – His Majesty’s Opponents. Chawm Ganguly

Etymologically the term Oncology originates from the Greek word ὄνκος (ónkos), meaning “tumor”, “volume” or “mass”. Oncology is that branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. While cancer is an affliction that is perhaps as old as humanity itself, the dread that is normally …

Dentistry: of Crowns and Glories – Chawm Ganguly

5000 years before the birth of Christ, the ancient Sumerians talked of tooth worms as the cause of Dental decay. The Egyptians went even further and inscriptions on the tomb of Hesy-Re refers to him as “the greatest of those who deal with teeth, and of physicians” – the earliest known reference to a person …