''Current Oncology'' is a bi-monthly

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covering

oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

. It was established in 1994 and was originally published quarterly by Multimed Inc., a company founded in 1980 by Lorne Cooper. Its founders intended it to be a forum in which

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oncologists Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

could publish their work. The journal is now published bimonthly by MDPI. All issues published since December 2005 are available fully

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on the journal's website. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.677.

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* Academic journals established in 1994 Bimonthly journals Oncology journals English-language journals MDPI academic journals {{oncology-journal-stub