Complete evaluation of the diagnostic and therapeutic assessment of the oncologic patient
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Assessment Methods
Oral examination
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Lectures
Contents
Approach to the oncologic patient Epidemiology: the importance about oncologic disease and epidemiology of most frequent tumor General principles about the treatment of tumors and oncologic patients Concept of primary prevention (risk factor) and secondary prevention (screening and early diagnosis in high-risk patients), medical history, semeiotics, radiologic and lab tests, diagnostic biopsy, disease extension (staging) Therapeutic modalities (chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy) Early complications of disease: myelotoxicity, nausea and vomiting, alopecia Follow-up and late complications of treatment Targeted treatment and immunotherapy and their side effects
