COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ONK 6094 CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Basic Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HÜLYA ELLIDOKUZ

Offered to

Basic Oncology

Course Objective

The aim of this course, learning about principles of cancer epidemiology ,methods of cancer registration systems, the molecular epidemiology of cancer, cancer-related research planning and data analysis, etiology of cancer and carcinogenesis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to know the cancer epidemiology
2   Be able to know cancer statistics databases.
3   . Be able to know epidemiological methods in the literature.
4   Be able to know cancer surveillance and cancer registration system in Turkey.
5   Be able to statistically evaluate the literature studies and criticizes them

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of cancer epidemiology, cancer and environmental factors. The criteria used in the field of cancer
2 Cancer Surveillance and Cancer Registries in Turkey Research methods in cancer epidemiology:Cross-sectional, case-control
3 Research methods in cancer epidemiology: cohort Research methods in cancer epidemiology: experimental, field and clinical research
4 Analysis methods in cancer research, multivariate analysis Article evaluation relating to cancer (Case Control)
5 Article evaluation relating to cancer (cohort) article relating to cancer assessment (meta-analysis), molecular epidemiology of cancer

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
Textbook(s): 1.Cancer Epidemiyology Principles and Methods.(Internationel Agency for Research on Cancer) WHO
2.Textbook of Cancer Epidemiyology (Hans-Abu Ademi, David Hunter, Dimitrios Trichopoulor) 2002, Oxford University.
3. Sağlıkta Araştırma Teknikleri ve Analiz Yöntemleri (Prof.Dr.Gazanfer Aksakoğlu)
References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Lectures, the topics in-class activities (presentations and assignments) to consolidate and discussion and homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes, intermediate and long-answer questions will be evaluated with classical written final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.ellidokuz@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4125889/5801

Office Hours

Tuesday 12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 3 15 45
Preparing presentations 2 22 44
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555