Students will have to describe the main mechanisms underlying cancer pathogenesis and will have to define the appropriate procedures required for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common forms of cancer. Description of the current staging techniques will also be required, as well as the ability to outline the mechanisms of action, the clinical usefulness and the main toxicities of both conventional chemotherapeutic drugs and novel anti-tumoral biological compounds. Critical emphasis will be dedicated to the clinical identification and the therapeutic management of oncologic emergencies.
Frontal Teaching and Interactive Discussion of Clinical Cases.
Tumor Biology
Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention
· Incidence, Prevalence and Mortality Rates in Oncology
· Risk Factors for the Most Common Tumors
· Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention
Clinical Methodology in Oncology
· Tumor Signs and Symptoms
· Tumor Classification and Staging
· Evaluation of Therapeutic Response and Clinical Follow-up
Principles of Cancer Therapy
· Conventional Chemotherapeutic Drugs
· Routes of Drug Administration and Drug Dosage. Dose Intensity and Dose Density
· Neo-Adjuvant, Cytoreductive, Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy in the Metastatic setting
· Hormonal Therapy
· Targeted Therapies in Oncology and Modulators of the Immune Checkpoint Blockade
· Supportive and Palliative Cancer Care
· Major Side-Effects of Cancer Therapies
· Clinical Emergencies in Oncology
Treatment of the Most Common Forms of Cancer
· Cancer of the Lung and the Pleural Cavity
· Breast Cancer
· Colon and Rectal Cancer
· Prostate Cancer