Oncology - DA0110016

• Title: Oncology
• Guaranteed by: Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (13-462)
• Faculty: Second Faculty of Medicine
• Actual: from 2016 to 2016
• Semester: winter
• Points: 3
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/30, C+Ex [HT]
• Extent per academic year: 2 [weeks]
• Capacity: unknown / unlimited (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Guarantor: prof. MUDr. Jan Starý, DrSc.
• Classification: Medicine > Clinical Disciplines
• Pre-requisite : DA0105341, DA0105439, DA0105454, DA0107362, DA0108056
• Is co-requisite for: DA0110010
• Is pre-requisite for: DA0112304, DA0112303

Annotation

Last update: Iva Růžičková (14.09.2018)

Oncology is a multidisciplinary field, playing an important role in clinical practice (clinical oncology and radiotherapy) and in research (experimental oncology). Increasing incidence and still high mortality of cancer require the acquisition of basic diagnostic and therapeutic knowledge by all physicians. The task of the oncologist is to assemble an optimal diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for a cancer patient. Clinical oncology requires basic erudition in internal medicine or in pediatrics. General oncology deals with tumor epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of tumor growth, cancer diagnostics, principles of surgical treatment, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological treatment, introduces principles of clinical trials. Special oncology provides information on individual tumors.

Literature

Last update: Iva Růžičková (14.09.2018)

Neal, A. J.: Clinical oncology : basic principles and practice : Arnold, 2009 (B)

+Marsh R. W.: Essentials of clinical oncology :Jaypee brothers med. publ., 2007 (B)

Syllabus

Last update: Iva Růžičková (20.10.2023)

Type of course: Compulsory, 5th year

Guarantor: prof. Tomáš Büchler, MD, PhD – Department of Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital

Contacts for students: Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology – secretary, Iva Růžičková, tel. [phone], [e-mail]

Renata Formánková, MD,PhD (Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology –deputy haed for education), tel. [phone], [e-mail]

Teaching of oncology is run in blocks on wards of Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology and Department of Oncology.

Following conditions must be completed to get credit: passing a test (minimum score for passing – 80 % of correct answers), attendance of seminars and practicals attendance is checked by a system of attendance tracking cards 20% absence is tolerated (including sick leave, medical appointment or other personal reasons) and filling out the students' survey. Exam is oral, students allot 2 general oncology questions and 1 special oncology question.

Topics:

General topics in oncology:

Epidemiology and biology of cancer

Classification of tumors including pathological and staging

Etiology and immunology of cancer

Clinical and imaging methods in the diagnostics of cancer

Laboratory diagnostics of cancer

Differential diagnostics of symptoms (pain, vomiting, disorders of stool and urination, resistance, big abdomen, ENT, neurological, eye and skin symptoms)

Basic principles of care of cancer patients

Principles of surgery in oncology – indications and contraindcations

Principles of chemotherapy, side effects of chemotherapy and mode of action of cytostatics

Principles of radiotherapy – types of radiotherapy, indications and contraindications

Hormonal therapy

Immunotherapy and targeted therapy – principles, side effects and mode of action

Treatment of cancer pain

Urgent events in oncology caused by cancer and by complications of therapy

Supportive care

Advances in cancerogenesis and cancer therapy

Prevention and screening in oncology

Late effects of cancer treatment

Paliative therapy, rehabilitation of cancer patients, psychological and social aspects of care for cancer patients

Special topics in oncology:

CNS tumours

Head and neck cancer

Tumours of endocrine glands

Tumours of the lung, pleura and mediastinum

Tumours of the skin

Gastrointestinal tumours

Breast cancer

Tumours of the uropoetic system

Tumours of reproductive organs

Cancer of children and adolescents

Leukemias