04982 - Medical Oncology

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dietistic (cod. 8470)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student understands the basic characteristics of the neoplastic cell of the risk factors for the development of neoplasms, the clinical characteristics, the problems of malnutrition induced by cancer.

Course contents

- Cancer risk factors
-Genesis of the tumor cell
-General information on surgical, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and target therapies and immunotherapy
-General information on the main neoplasms of the colon, breast, lung, pancreas, stomach, esophagus and HCC
- Neoplastic cachexia

Readings/Bibliography

It is not necessary to purchase specific texts. Up-to-date teaching material is provided in class, also available via username and password at AMS Campus - AlmaDL - University of Bologna.

Teaching methods

It is not necessary to purchase specific texts. Up-to-date teaching material is provided in class, also available via username and password at AMS Campus - AlmaDL - University of Bologna.

Assessment methods

oral interview

Links to further information

https://www.unibo.it/it/didattica/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2021/359963

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Brandi