1. Provide data on the incidence, prevalence and trends of specific cancers as well as risk factors for specific cancers.
2. Recognize the differences between normal and cancer cells in terms of structure, differentiation and growth patterns.
3. Define cancer, dysplasia, metaplasia, the cell cycle, patterns of metastasis.
4. Describe useful serologic tumor markers.
5. Describe the important characteristics of cancer screening programs.
6. Understand the important pathologic characteristics relative to prognosis for various cancers.
7. Interpret radiographic studies.
8. Evaluate patients with the following clinical presentations:
a) new or changing cutaneous lesion
b) neck mass
c) sore throat
d) dysphagia
e) bloody nipple discharge
f) breast mass
g) abnormal mammogram
h) hemoptysis
i) nodule on CXR
j) hematochezia
k) abdominal pain and jaundice
l) hematuria
m) prostatis nodule
n) elevated PSA
o) thyroid nodule
p) inguinal adenopathy
q) back pain and anemia
r) bleading gums and fatigue
s) ecchymosis and petechiae
t) vaginal bleeding
u) abnormal pap smear
9) Describe the efficacy and toxicities associated with the use of various chemotherapeutic regimens.
10) Know how to obtain data on the efficacy of treatments for various cancers.
11) Define informed consent
12) Describe the rational for clinical trials
13) Describe the efficacy and toxicities associated with various radiation treatment schedules for various tumor locations.
14) Understand the general principles of surgical resection of malignancies and be familiar with the usual operations for the most common cancers.
15) Evaluate and initiate a treatment plan for patients with the most common oncologic emergencies.
16) Predict how different treatments for specific cancers will likely impact on patients' quality of life.
17) Recommend curative vs palliative management courses for patients with various cancers.
18) Learn to write an Oncologic H&P