Basics of Clinical Oncology
Instructor: Xiaomao Guo, MD
Classroom Location: Classroom No.2608, the 2nd Teaching Building, west part of Fenglin Campus, Fudan University
Days & Hours: Monday 8:00--8:45 A.M. and 8:55--9:40 A.M.
Office: Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Office Phone: 64175590
Mobile Phone: 18121299003
Office Hours: by appointments
Email: guoxm1800@126.com
Textbooks:
Basic Clinical Oncology
Supplementary Reading Materials:
2. Principle and Practice of Oncology, 6th ed.
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to provide medical students basic concepts, theory and clinical practice in oncology, including carcinogenesis, epidemiology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. After the lesions the students will have an overall view of oncology, which includes the followings:
1. To know the etiology and biology of cancer and the measurement of cancer prevention;
2. To understand the biology of cancer;
3. To learn the basics of cancer diagnosis, including the clinical, imaging, pathology and the labs;
4. To know the principles of cancer therapy, especially the multidisciplinary modalities for a comprehensive cancer patient care;
5. To know the frontiers of basic and clinical researches briefly;
6. To be possessed for further study in oncology.
Course Schedule:
Week 1 | Chapter 2 | 2 | The cellular microenviroment and metastases |
Week 2 | | 2 | Cell cycle and Cell life; Stem cell, cancer and interstitial biology of tumor |
Week 3 | Chapter 3 | 2 | Enviromental factors; viruses and human cancer |
Week 4 | | 2 | Genetic factors; immunodeficiency and cancer |
Week 5 | Chapter 4 | 2 | Use of epidemiology in oncology |
Week 6 | Chapter 5 | 2 | Cancer prevention, screening, and early detection |
Week 7 | Chapter 6 | 1 | Principle of oncologic surgical pathology |
| | 1 | Molecular diagnostics; biomarkers for cancer diagnostics |
Week 8 | Chapter 7 | 2 | Imaging diagnostics in cancer treatment |
Week 9 | Chapter 8 | 2 | Surgical interventions in cancer |
Week 10 | Chapter 9 | 2 | Basics of radiation therapy |
Week 11 | Chapter 10 | 2 | Systemic therapy |
Week 12 | Chapter 11 | 2 | Molecularly targeted therapy |
Week 13 | Chapter 12 | 2 | Complementary and alternative medicine |
Week 14 | Chapter 13 | 2 | Symptom management and palliative care |
Week 15 | Chapter 14 | 2 | Local effect of cancer and its metastasis |
Week 16 | Chapter 15 | 2 | Complications of therapy |
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Course Requirements:
This course will involve the student as a whole person in the classroom, allow for genuine response and develop student autonomy. There are no pre-determined answers to some of the designed tasks. Students will be encouraged to offer their individual interpretation or response instead of looking to the instructor for confirmation of “correct” answers. Discussions will be conducted through group and pair work so that students can negotiate the reconstruction of meaning with the text in an interactive way. Course requirements include active class attendance, intensive reading, enthusiastic participation in pair and group work, timely completion of assignments and critical presentation of course-related themes.
Grading:
Attendance: 10%
Contribution to Class Discussion 20%
Completion of Assignments 10%
Oral Presentation 20%
Final Exam 40%