See cancer for the biology of the disease, as well as a list of malignant diseases. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word á½Î³ÎºÎ¿Ï (Ã³nkos), meaning tumor, volume or mass.
1 An increase in maternal age affects the chances of miscarriage. 2  Women under the age of 35 yrs old have about a 15% chance of miscarriage. 3  Women who are 35-45 yrs old have a 20-35% chance of miscarriage. 4  Women over the age of 45 can have up to a 50% chance of miscarriage.
According to a new poll, those who fall into this are most likely to seek an extramarital affair - and that number is increasing. Furthermore, for 79.2 per cent of women, the over-riding reason for cheating on partners is an unfulfilled sex life. The most common age group amongst unfaithful women is 25-34 year olds. The survey of 10,245 British, female members of the website provides a snapshot of the changing face of infidelity in this country. Globally, female infidelity is on the rise and the UK is no exception. And while the most unfaithful age bracket might be 25 to 34 (35.1 per cent), the 35 to 44-year-olds are not far behind, at 30.4 per cent.