The Patient with Cancer
Objectives
1. Understand the major pathways involved in cancer development and progression;
2. Know the incidence, risk factors, clinical presentation and mortality of most common
cancers and understanding the growing number of cancer survivors as a result of increasing
life expectancy and better treatment results
3. Master the preventive strategies and population screening in Oncology
4. Understand the concepts of the major treatment interventions in oncology: surgery,
radiation and systemic treatments
5. Basic knowledge of the clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, staging and
treatment options for the most common cancers
6. Recognize the most common complications and emergency situations in oncology -
the diagnostic and treatment algorithm of situations such as febrile neutropenia and
spinal cord compression
General characterization
Code
107045
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
José Luís Castelo Passos Coelho,CARLA MARINA FERREIRA SILVA,SUSANA ISABEL MATEUS SANTOS
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 168
Teaching language
PT
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
The teaching of Clinical Oncology in the 5th year of Medical School includes weekly sessions at
IPOLFG devoted to a main cancer topic and 4 student seminars as well as 2-week electives in
Clinical Oncology at either IPOLFG, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Hospital da Luz Lisboa or
Hospital Fernando da Fonseca. Students will follow their tutors in their daily routine which will
include mostly outpatient clinics but also multidiscisciplinary conferences and inpatient service.
Evaluation method
The evaluation includes four
components: a. participation in the Tuesday weekly sessions (10%, 0 to 2 points), b.
seminar presentation (10%, 0 to 2 points); c. participation in clinic elective (10%, 0 to 2
points); d. final multiple choice 50 question written exam (70%, 0 to 14 points).
Subject matter
1. Cancer Epidemiology
2. Cancer Biology
3. Pharmacologic treatment: chemotherapy, hormones and biologicals
4. Local Treatment: surgery and radiation
5. Breast cancer
6. Lung cancer
7. Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach
8. Colorectal cancer
9. Urologic cancer
10. Gynecologic Cancer
11. Viral Oncogenesis
12. Pediatric Oncology
13. Skin cancer
14. Neurooncology
15. Sarcomas
16. Oncologic Emmergencies
17. Paliative care