Patient with cancer
Code
11213
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
GOTH
Credits
3
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor José Luís Castelo Passos Coelho
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
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Learning objectives:
1. Understand the major pathways involved in cancer development and progression;
2. Knowledge of the growing incidence of cancer and growing prevalence of cancer survivors as a result of increasing life expectancy and better treatment results
3. Master the major concepts of the major treatment interventions in oncology: surgery, radiation and systemic treatments
4. Basic knowledge of the clinical presentations, diagnostic evaluation, staging and treatment options for the most common cancers
5. Recognize the most common complications and emmerngency situations in oncology - the diagnostic and treatment algorithm of situations such as febrile neutropenia and cord compression
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Prerequisites
Subject matter
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1. Epidemiology of Cancer
2. Biology of cancer
3. Pharmacologic treatment: chemotherapy, Hormonal treatments and biologics
4. Local Treatment: surgery and radiation
5. Breast cancer
6. Lung cancer
7. Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach
8. Colorectal cancer
9. Renal cancer
10. Próstate cancer
11. Cancer of the Ováries and Uterus
12. Pediatric Oncology
13. Skin cancer
14. Neurooncology
15. Sarcomas
16. Oncologic Emmergencies
17. Paliative care |
Bibliography
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Harrison´s Principles of Internal Medicine (textbook for reference) |
Teaching method
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Teaching of the discipline includes both weekly lectures by faculty as well as seminars by medical students.
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Evaluation method
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Evaluation is the sum of the the student seminars evaluation (30%) and the written examination score (70%) at the end of the semester. This written examination includes 50 multiple choice, single answer question. Students with a score of 10 out of 20 or higher will be approved.
The second call of the final examination will be by oral examination using the same overall criteria.
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