COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSLATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ORGAN SPECIFIC CANCERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TRO 5006 TRANSLATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ORGAN SPECIFIC CANCERS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Translational Oncology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Translational Oncology
Translational Oncology

Course Objective

Basic knowledge of the epidemiology in organ-specific applications and non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, breast cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and other GIS cancers, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer will be discussed at the molecular level.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize and understand the general outline of organospecific epidemiology.
2   Be able to know the molecular epidemiological characteristics of the most common cancers
3   Recognize and understand the general outline of monitoring of patient in translational cancer clinics.
4   Recognize and understand the general outline of translation the molecular information
5   Be able to critically evaluate the translational research in oncology based on organospecific.
6   Be able to translate molecular information to clinical practice.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to organ-specific cancer epidemiology
2 Organ-specific molecular scanning, predisposition and protection
3 Organ-specific molecular imaging, molecular monitoring
4 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of lung cancer
5 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of breast cancer
6 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of colorectal cancer
7 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of Other GIS cancer
8 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of prostate cancer
9 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of hepatocellular and pancreatic cancer
10 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of hematological cancer
11 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of skin cancer
12 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of genitourinary system cancers
13 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of pediatric cancer
14 Molecular epidemiological characteristics of other cancer
15 Depate on organ-specific translation

Recomended or Required Reading

Molecular Biology of the Cell, 6th Edition. Ed. Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter. Garland Publishers
Essential Cell Biology - 4th Edition Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter Garland Publishers
The Biology of Cancer, 2nd Edition, Robert A. Weinberg, Garland Publishers
Molecular Biology of the Gene, 7th edition, James Watson, Alexander Gann, Tania Baker, Michael Levine, Stephan Bell, Richard Losick, Stephan Harrison Pearson Cold Spring harbor Laboratory Press.
Principles of Molecular Diagnostics and Personalized Cancer Medicine, Dongfeng Tan, henry Lynch, Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.
The Handbook of Biomarkers, Kewal Jain, Humana Press
Translational and Experimental Clinical Research, Daniel Schuster, William Powers, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, the topics with classroom activities (presentations and homework assignments) to consolidate and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.20 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 +PRF * 0.20 +RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define outlined LO1, LO2, LO3, which will evaluate with exam.
2. The learner will recognize, LO4, LO5, LO6 will evaluate with homework, prepared presentations by themselves and exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ender ellidokuz@deu.edu.tr ; 0 232 412 37 99

Office Hours

Monday 14:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 2 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 4 5 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.5555555555
LO.6555555555

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

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