84431 - MEDICAL ONCOLOGY

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

Recognize the role of screening and survelliance in early diagnosis and prevention of cancer. Describe the clinical manifestations, natural history, diagnosis, staging, prognostic indicators and management of the major oncological diseases, with emphasis on those most commonly encountered in the clinical practice. Identify the major diagnostic and therapeutic options for each encountered clinical scenario, and discuss their benefits and limitations. Summarize decision-making algorithms for a correct differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment choice. Recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the management of neoplastic conditions. Recognize the role of early and final palliative care in cancer management. Discuss the organization of out-of-hospital care of patients (hospice, home-help and community facilities). Present and critically analyze clinical cases, discuss the differential diagnosis, and formulate appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for each case (Problem-Based Learning).

Contenuti

Lesson 1-2 (4 hours): General Oncology (Diagnostic process, Cancer Staging, Treatment strategies, Cancer drugs, Determinants of clinical choices in cancer treatment)

Lesson 3 (2 hours): Thoracic cancers (part 1)

Lesson 4 (2 hours): Thoracic cancers (part 2)

Lesson 5 (2 hours): Breast cancer (part 1)

Lesson 6 (2 hours): Breast cancer (part 2)

Lesson 7 (2 hours): GI (colorectal) cancers

Lesson 8 (2 hours): GI (non-colorectal) cancers

Lesson 9 (2 hours): Hepatocellular carcinoma

Lesson 10 (2 hours): Prostate cancers 

Lesson 11 (2 hours): Skin cancer (melanoma)

Lesson 12 (2 hours):Tumor Board: Clinical case  

No additional security courses are required

Testi/Bibliografia

-Weinberg,The Biology of Cancer, Garland Science; Edition 2.

ISBN-10: 0815345283, ISBN-13: 978-0815345282

-Pecorino, Molecular Biology of Cancer: Mechanisms, Targets, and Therapeutics,OUP Oxford;Edition 4.

ISBN-10: 0198717342, ISBN-13: 978-0198717348

-Devita, Lawrence, and Rosenberg's, Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; ;Edition 12.

ISBN-10: 1496394631, ISBN-13: 978-1496394637

-Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, Fourth Estate.

ISBN 0007250916, ISBN-13: 978-0007250912

-ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Annals of Oncology 2022.

E-learning material (including scientific literature and self-assessment tools) will be provided on "Insegnamenti Online"

Metodi didattici

Lectures with ppt presentation. Class discussion on case studies and examples from the scientific literature.

Attendance to learning activities is mandatory; the minimum attendance requirement to be admitted to the final exam is 60% of lessons. For Integrated Courses (IC), the 60% attendance requirement refers to the total amount of I.C. lessons. Students who fail to meet the minimum attendance requirement will not be admitted to the final exam of the course, and will have to attend relevant classes again during the next academic year.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Student learning will be checked at the end of the Integrated Course “NEOPLASIA AS DISEASE MODEL”.

The whole exam of Neoplasia as Disease Model will include three parts:
Microscopic
Histopathology

Oral
Cancer Biology, Clinical Psychology, Surgery, Radiotherapy

Written (Multiple choice, 4 answers, 1 correct answer, 1 point for each correct answer, no penalty for wrong answers)
Medical Oncology (23 questions) together with Oncological Pharmacology (8 questions) in 30 minutes

Students with learning difficulties and temporary or permanent disabilities are invited to contact the dedicated office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it/per-studenti) as soon as possible so that appropriate compensatory measures can be agreed upon. The request must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the teacher, who will assess the appropriateness of the measures, taking into account the educational objectives.

Exam grades will be published within 5 days on AlmaEsami. In case of failure or refusal, students can retake the exam on the first available examination date.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

All the slides used for lectures are made available to the students.s.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Andrea Ardizzoni