Introduction to Oncology
This learning journey is designed to provide an introduction to fundamental concepts in oncology. It covers topics on cancer such as its causes, hallmarks, development, and staging. Additionally, it delves into subjects related to hereditary cancers and therapies such as immunotherapy.
Table of Contents
- What is cancer and what are its causes?
- Hallmarks of cancer and how do we get to it?
- Cancer development and clinical staging
- Sporadic vs. hereditary cancers and familial cancer assessment
- What is a tumour marker and what are its potential uses?
- Surgery and radiotherapy for cancer
- Normal histology vs. cancer pathology
- Immunosurveillance of cancer
- Immunotherapy for cancer
1. What is cancer and what are its causes?
By Prof. Robin Weiss – University College London, UK
An excerpt from Viruses and cancer
2. Hallmarks of cancer and how do we get to it?
By Dr. Olivier Pardo – Imperial College London, UK
An excerpt from The biology of cancer
3. Cancer development and clinical staging
By Prof. Sharon Marsh – University of Alberta, Canada
An excerpt from Cancer treatment paradigms
4. Sporadic vs. hereditary cancers and familial cancer assessment
By Dr. Marc Tischkowitz – University of Cambridge, UK
An excerpt from A primer on familial cancer genetics
5. What is a tumour marker and what are its potential uses?
By Prof. Joe Duffy – St Vincent's University Hospital and University College Dublin, Ireland
An excerpt from Biomarkers in oncology: overview
6. Surgery and radiotherapy for cancer
By Prof. Sharon Marsh – University of Alberta, Canada
An excerpt from Cancer treatment paradigms
7. Normal histology vs. cancer pathology
By Dr. Nilay Sethi – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
An excerpt from Cancer pathology
8. Immunosurveillance of cancer
By Prof. Tim Elliott – University of Oxford, UK
An excerpt from Cancer immunology
9. Immunotherapy for cancer
By Prof. Tim Elliott – University of Oxford, UK
An excerpt from Cancer immunotherapy