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Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (08.02.2022)
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Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (08.02.2022)
Thun, M; Linet, MS; Haiman, CA; Cerhan, JR; Schottenfeld, D. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. Fourth Edition. Oxford University Press, 2017. dos Santos Silva, I. Cancer Epidemiology: Principles and Methods. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1999. Adami, H-O; Hunter, DJ; Lagiou, P; Mucci, L. Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology. Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 2018. Stewart, BW; Wild, CP. World Cancer Report 2014. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2014. Estève, J; Benhamou, E; Raymond, L. Statistical methods in cancer research. Volume IV. Descriptive epidemiology. IARC Scientific Publications No. 128. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1994. Mukherjee, S. The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer. New York, Scribner, 2010. |
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Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (18.02.2024)
Exam requirements: 1) assignments (5 in total) – max. 50 points 2) seminar paper (cca 1 500 - 2 000 words) – prerequisite for the test 3) feedback (evaluation of 2 papers of your colleagues) – prerequisite for the test 4) test (cca 50 min) - max. 50 points
Final evaluation: max. 100 points - 86 points and more = grade 1 - 75 – 85 points = grade 2 - 60 – 74 points = grade 3 - less than 60 points = failed
Detailed information regarding the guidelines and topics of the seminar papers will be given at the first lecture.
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Last update: Ivana Kulhánová, Ph.D. (18.02.2024)
1. Introduction to cancer epidemiology, historical overview 2. Data sources, analytical methods, types of epidemiological studies 3. Descriptive analysis of cancer 4. Cancer biology, TNM clasification 5. Epidemiology of the main cancer sites I. 6. Epidemiology of the main cancer sites II. 7. Levels of cancer prevention and risk factors for cancer 8. Cancer screening 9. Cancer treatment and paliative care, psychosocial aspects of cancer care 10. Social inequalities in cancer 11. Childhood cancer and cancer among young adults 12. Test + course summary
All material will be available in Moodle. |