Program Description:
This session provides an overview on the principles, practices, nomenclature, patient work-up and management of patients with cancer.
Program Goals/ Objectives:
At the end of the session, the student will have a detailed understanding of:
• How to manage patient with cancer
• Epidemiology of cancer
• Possible ways to prevent cancer
• Understanding cancer as a complex disease process
• Diagnosing cancer
• American Cancer Society's 7 warning signs
Program Topics:
• Managing patients
• Diagnosing cancer
• Laboratory biomarkers of cancer
• Immunity
• Immunoglobulins
• Cancer by organ system