Course teached as: B020871 - ELEMENTI DI ONCOLOGIA Second Cycle Degree in CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Curriculum PSICOLOGIA CLINICA E DELLA SALUTE
Powerpoint presentations (available on the e-learning platform, UniFI)
Reference book: A.R. Bianco, S. De Placido, G. Tortora, P. Conte: Core curriculum. Oncologia clinica. McGraw-Hill editore. 2015 (second edition)
Learning Objectives
To provide to the future clinical psychologist the essential knowledge about epidemiology and risk factors, pathogenesis, diagnostic and therapeutic pathways of neoplastic diseases.
Prerequisites
Propedeuticity approved by the degree program council
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures
Type of Assessment
Written examination
Course program
Introduction and general concepts of oncology, approach to the cancer patient
Epidemiology and risk factors of the most common neoplastic diseases
Principles of prevention, diagnosis and staging of neoplastic diseases
Principles of medical therapy and integrated treatments of cancer
Evaluation of response to cancer treatments
Toxicity of medical therapy
Cancer cachexia
The terminal cancer patient and palliative care
