COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CANCER ETIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ONK 5041 INTRODUCTION TO CANCER ETIOLOGY ELECTIVE 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Basic Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZEKIYE SULTAN ALTUN

Offered to

Basic Oncology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to understand the factors which contribute to carcinogenesis by viral, chemical and physical carcinogenic agents and concepts, mechanisms, and to provide information on the steps of the formation of cancer.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Capable of understanding the molecular biological features and characterization of viral, physical and chemical agents effective in development of cancer etiology.
2   Be able to explain viral agents that are effective in the etiology of cancer and to explain the relationship between the development of cancer.
3   Be able to explain chemical agents that are effective in the etiology of cancer and to explain the relationship between the development of cancer.
4   Be able to explain physical agents that are effective in the etiology of cancer and to explain the relationship between the development of cancer.
5   Be able to explain environmental factors that are effective in the etiology of cancer and to explain the relationship between the development of cancer.
6   Be able to understand the molecular mechanisms and agents effective in cancer etiology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The introduction to cancer aetiology
2 Cancer aetiology and epidemiology
3 The role of immunity in cancer aetiology
4 Viral etiologic agents and mechanisms
5 Viral etiologic agents and mechanisms
6 Chemical etiologic agents and mechanisms
7 Chemical etiologic agents and mechanisms
8 Homework presentations
9 Physical etiologic agents and mechanisms
10 Physical etiologic agents and mechanisms
11 Genetic factors related to cancer aetiology
12 Chronic inflammation in cancer aetiology
13 Environmental factors in cancer aetiology
14 The appearance of etiologic agents in the clinic
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Principles and Practise of Oncology 7th edition. Vincent T De Vita 2005.
2. Diagnostic Approach to Clinical Oncology Mario W. Fiorentino PICCIN 1999
3. Molecular Biology in Cancer Medicine. Razelle Kurzrock, Moshe Talpaz, Martin Dunitz 1995.
4. AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook.Irvin D. Fleming. Lippincott Willams & Wilkins 1998
5. Manual of Clinical Oncology. D.K. Hossfeld, C.D. Sherman, R.R. Love, F.X. Bosch Springer- Verlag, 1990 Fith Edition.
6. Pathologic Basis of Disease. Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Nelson Fausto, Elsevier Saunderss, 2005 Seventh Edition
7. Molecular Mechanism of Cancer. Georg F. Weber, Springer 2007
8. The Biology of Cancer Robert A. Weinberg, Gariand Science 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Lectures, Giving a homework, Working for exams, Reading practices

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed with classical questions of final exams. The homework on the topic of molecular mechanisms of special cancers related to viral, chemicals and physical agents will help in evaluating the learner understood the topics or not.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zekiye.altun@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4128204/5801

Office Hours

on Tuesday at: 13.30-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555
LO.655

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