COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNIQUES IN CANCER PREVENTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OKE 6001 TECHNIQUES IN CANCER PREVENTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Canser Epidemiology Doctorate

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA ELLIDOKUZ

Offered to

Canser Epidemiology Doctorate
Canser Epidemiology

Course Objective

A general introduction to central issues for cancer screening and cancer prevention. At the end of this course, students will be able to critically analyse the evidence, design strategies and approaches to the performance of screening tests and the implementation of cancer screening programs, to design strategies and approaches to convert epidemiological evidence into cancer prevention interventions. Analyse risk prediction models of cancer survivors in terms of secondary prevention interventions and performances and clinical applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the concept of cancer prevention.
2   Describe the mechanisms and risk factors of carcinogenesis.
3   Understand the methods of cancer screening by reading the literature.
4   Recognize cancer screening programs in Turkey, use, analyse their performance design strategies and approaches.
5   Analyse cancer risk estimation models.

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 the concept of prevention of cancer
2 Mechanisms of carcinogenesis-1
3 Mechanisms of carcinogenesis-2
4 Risk factors
5 Cancer screening type literature research-1
6 Cancer screening type literature research-2
7 Cancer screening programs-1
8 Cancer screening programs-2
9 Analysis of cancer risk screening methods-1
10 Analysis of cancer risk screening methods-2
11 Term presentations-1
12 Term presentations-2
13 An overview for final exam
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention David Schottenfeld, Joseph F. Fraumeni,
Oxford University Press, USA, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Making theoretical lessons, Preparing for exam, homework preparation, laboratory practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50+ FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50+ RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

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 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Preparing presentations 5 10 50
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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