Oncology syllabus in China
- Cancer is not a single illness but a collection of many diseases that share common
features. - Cancer is widely viewed as a disease of genetic origin caused by mutations
of DNA that make a cell multiply uncontrollably.
Course Description:
- This course deals with the basic problem of cancer including an introduction to incidence, epidemiology and etiology of malignant disease, grading, staging, and spreading of tumors, terminology and classification of tumors, methods of treatment (modalities) for malignant disease, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy, anatomical, physiological and biological factors affecting treatment choice.
- On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to identify tumor formation and characteristics, describe broad tumor classifications and their modes of spread, identify methods of staging and grading a malignant tumor, describe the aetiological and epidemiological influences in relation to malignant disease and identify the factors affecting the choice of treatment modality for patients with malignant disease.
- Although most medical students are not going to become oncologists, a thorough knowledge of oncology is fundamental for them as further doctors. One semester course includes lectures and discussions.
Teaching methods
- Multimedia teaching & interactive discussions will be used to enhance the learning process in the class.
Teaching hours distribution
| Contents | Theory |
| Introduction | 3 |
| Etiology of Cancer | 3 |
| Pathology of Neoplasm | 3 |
| Pathology of Neoplasm | 3 |
| Head and Neck Tumors | 3 |
| Breast Tumor | 3 |
| Chest Tumors | 3 |
| Hepatobiliary Tumors | 3 |
| Gastric Cancer | 3 |
| Colorectal Cancer | 3 |
| Gynecological Cancer | 3 |
| Oncological Imaging | 3 |
| Radiotherapy | 3 |
| Radiation Oncology | 3 |
| Chemotherapy（I） | 3 |
| Chemotherapy（II） | 3 |
| Integrative Oncology | 3 |
| Biological Therapy for Cancer | 3 |
| Total | 54 |
Examination pattern & marks distribution
Examinations are subjective in nature containing terms explanation, choice answer and answering questions.
Numerical grades will be based on the combination of quizzes, class participation and a final exam using the following guidelines:
- Quizzes: 20% of final grade
- Class Participation: 10% of final grade
- Final Exam: 70% of final grade
Sample Exam Questions
References
- Robbin. Pathologic Basis of Diseases
- Harsh Mohan. Text-Book of Pathology
- Rosai & Ackerman. Surgery Pathology
- Walter and Israel’s General Pathology
- Hans-Olov, David Hunter, Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology
- T. W. Shields, Thoracic Oncology
- F.W. Sellke, Surgery of the Chest
- L. H. Blumgart ＆ Y. Fong. Surgery of the Liver and Biliary Tract
- Clinical Oncology, 3rd Edition
- ACS Surgery Principles And Practice – ACS (American College of Surgeons)
- The M.D. Anderson, Surgical Oncology Handbook, 3rd Edition
- Sabiston, Textbook of Surgery, 17th Edition
- Disaia Creasman, Clinical Gyneclogical Oncology
- Steven Rosenberg, Cell Transfer Therapy
- Steven Rosenberg, Principles and Practice of Biologic Therapy of Cancer
- Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady, Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, 3rd Edition
- Cancer Principles & Practice of Oncology, 6th Edition
