39892 - Medical oncology

Learning outcomes

The student acquires skills on the oncological diseases in particular with current imaging methods, in relation to the diagnosis and the reaction towards therapy by the patient. Furthermore, the student acquires knowledge of basic concepts of patient and therapy management in relation to problems that could arise where TSRM operates.

Course contents

Epidemiology of neoplastic diseases.

Bases of tumor carcinogenesis.

Definition of inheritance and familiarity.

Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.

Main classes of oncological drugs and related toxicity.

Staging of neoplasms.

Diagnostic investigations used in Oncology for a correct radiological staging of the disease and for a post-chemotherapy re-evaluation (CT, PET, NMR etc.)

Definition of chemotherapy, radiotherapy: adjuvant, neoadjuvant and palliative.

Breast cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Colorectal cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Pancreatic cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Readings/Bibliography

Notes oncology,Manuale di Oncologia Medica COMU (Collegio oncologi medici universitari)

Editors: Minerva Medica ed. 2018

Slides of all the lessons delivered to the students at the end of the lesson

Teaching methods

The course will also be characterized by interactivity with the students, in-progress checks will be carried out, in the form of a question or test to verify the real learning of the students during the lessons, to make any further study on some topics of particular importance and interest for the course of treatment and therapy of the oncological patient,

Assessment methods

the exam will be written in the form of multiple choice test the student may, on request, perform an oral test, with agreements from time to time, if the result of the test was not full marks

Teaching tools

Slides of all the lessons delivered to the students at the end of the lesson

Office hours

See the website of Mariacristina Di Marco