Fo U kurskatalog 1995--1996 - Medicinsk fakultet - Umeå universitet

16CLINICAL ONCOLOGY FOR PRECLINICAL PhD STUDENTS, 3 ETCSKlinisk onkologi för prekliniker, 3 hpCourse directorBeatrice MelinTfn: 785 13 59E-mail: Beatrice.melin@onkologi.umu.seCourse AdministratiorSara HuggertTnf: 090-785 80 42Email: sara.huggert@onkologi.umu.seDepartmentInstitutionen för strålningsvetenskaperDate 13th to 15th of February, 2013LanguageEnglishNumber of participants 30Form of Teaching Lectures 6 hoursSeminars10 hoursKnowledge TestRun-through of case and discussions with oral evaluation.Kursens innehållThe course will give a basic introduction in the workup of cancer diagnosis, treatment andoutcome of common cancers such as breast, colon, lung cancer and malignant melanoma. Moderntargeted treatments as well as common chemotherapy used will be discussed includingmechanisms for action and resistance.After the course the students will have a better understanding of the complexity of clinicaloncology and how the workup and common treatment is done for some common cancers. This willenhance the students possibility to put their own research questions into context.DEADLINE: 15 th of November, 2012