ESO-ESSO-ESTRO Multidisciplinary Course on Oncology for Medical Students
26 Aug, 2019 - 06 Sep, 2019 - Preview
Venue: Turin (IT)
Aims of the course
By the end of the course participants should:
• Have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of oncology
• Get a clear picture of the complexity and importance of the multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment
• Prepare a specific topic related to the theoretical and/or practical sessions and present it to plenary audience.
Main topics
• History, epidemiology, genetics, dia-gnostics, treatment principles and therapeutic approaches, prevention and screening
• Communication with the patient
• Breast cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• Gastro-intestinal cancers
• Genito-urinary cancers
• Gynaecological cancers
• Head and neck cancer
• Lung cancer
• Sarcoma and melanoma.
Target group
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Medical students who have completed their fourth year of studies at the time of the course