COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CANCER ETIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ONK 6079 CANCER ETIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Basic Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HILAL KOÇDOR

Offered to

Basic Oncology
Adeloscent and Young Adult Oncology PhD
Basic Oncology

Course Objective

Course Objectives:
The goals of this course are to introduce the student to the concepts of the mechanisms of carcinogenesis ethiology. The aim of this course is to discuss the general properties, physical, chemical and biological spies in ethiology mechanisms, and their roles in metabolism and in the control of metabolism; to analyse cancer biology and types of cancer and in addition, evaluate the common cancers using clinical cases.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Synthesizing, analysing with qualitative an quantitative data, interpretation and evaluation of collected information about normal and cancer cells.
2   Identifiable the carcinogens and have expertise in the theorical basis of cancer ethiology.
3   Analyse at the critical level the basic principles of cancer cells and cancer ethiology.
4   Acquire basic, clinical cancer knowledge and physical, chemical, viral carcinogens
5   Creating the scientific report from obtained results and presentation these results as verbal and visual
6   Idendifiable the critical role the nutrition of cancer ethiolgy.
7   Synthesize the knowledge on specific cancer ethiologys, differantiation and apply it to new situations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Carcinogenesis , chemical carcinogenesis
2 Viral carcinogenesis
3 Physical carcinogens in cancer
4 Mechanism of epigenetic and cancer
5 Herediter factors in cancer ethiology
6 Mechanism of epigenetic
7 Nutrition in cancer
8 Cancer and other aetiologic factors.
9 Laboratory diagnosis in cancer
10 Cancer and the immune system
11 Specific cancers and their ethiology I
12 Specific cancers and their ethiology II
13 Presentation- Project
14 Presentation
15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Molecular Mechanism of Cancer. Georg F. Weber, Springer 2007
2. The Biology of Cancer Robert A. Weinberg, Gariand Science 2007,
3. Principles of Cancer Biology, Kleinsmith, (2005).
4. Tumor Biology. G.A.Dalglenish M. Browning Cambridge 1996
5. Nelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. Third editon Worth Publishers, New York, 2000.
6. Devlin TM. Texbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations.Fifth edition, Wiley-Liss, New York, 2002.
7. Meisenberg G, Simmons WH. Principles of Medical Biochemistry. Mosby Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, 1998.
8. Baynes J, Dominiczak MH. Medical Biochemistry. Mosby Inc.,London,1999.
9. Marks DB, Marks AD, Smith CM. Basic Medical Biochemistry. A Clinical Approach. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, 1996.
10. The Biology of Cancer Robert A. Weinberg, Gariand Science 2007,
11. Tumor Biology. G.A.Dalglenish M. Browning Cambridge 1996

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be run in an integrated way-winding theory with case discussion. The methods of learning will be interactive.

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

Oral presentation: Each student will give an oral presentation based on a current scientific article related to the week s topic.
Final Paper: The final assignment will be to write a grant proposal focusing on the topics that we have covered in class.
A detailed description of the format and expectations will be given to students following the midterm presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Cell phones and beepers must be turned off during class.
Late papers will not be accepted unless the student makes prior arrangements with the professor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Hilal KOÇDOR
Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Oncology, Department Of Basic Oncology Inciraltı/ Izmir
0232 412 8203

Office Hours

Wednesday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparing presentations 15 4 60
Reading 15 2 30
Project Preparation 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 23 23
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555
LO.655
LO.7555555