Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Baurain Jean-François; Coulie Pierre (coordinator); Duprez Thierry; Gallez Bernard; Havelange Violaine; Marbaix Etienne;
Language
French
Prerequisites
cellular biology, histology, molecular biology, physics, biochemistry, immunology.
Main themes
Description of the hallmarks of cancer and of the main tools used for its diagnosis and treatment. A few fields will be covered in more detail: the genetic causes of some blood cancers, the pathological examination of tissue samples to faithfully detect a tumor, the imaging technologies and their remarkable progresses over the recent years, radiotherapy and its interaction with modern imaging technologies, the so-called targeted therapies which deal with signal transduction pathways involved in cell proliferation, and immunotherapy.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Understand the main concepts behind the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. On the basis of the hallmarks of cancer, understand which of them can lead to diagnostic tools for many or some cancer types, and which of them can be specifically targeted by chemical or physical agents in order to treat and possibly cure patients. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Lessons alternate between basic and clinical sciences in order to link as much as possible the progresses of fundamental sciences and their practical consequences for cancer patients. The clinical concepts of oncology will be simplified in order for all the presented materials to be understandable for students in biomedical sciences.
Covered topics: Pathological diagnosis of cancer, Principles and applications of anatomical and functional imaging techniques for the diagnosis and assessment of cancer, Genetics and cancer, Anticancer chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer immunotherapy.
Covered topics: Pathological diagnosis of cancer, Principles and applications of anatomical and functional imaging techniques for the diagnosis and assessment of cancer, Genetics and cancer, Anticancer chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Cancer immunotherapy.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Evaluation methods
Written exam, mostly open questions.
Online resources
Slides.
Faculty or entity
FASB
