This course provides epidemiologic and etiologic overview of various neoplastic diseases. Central Nervous System, head, and neck, respiratory, breast, digestive, reproductive, urinary, endocrine, hematopoietic, integumentary, lymphatic, and musculoskeletal malignancies are critiqued in terms of symptoms, mechanism and patterns of spread, histology, tumor grading, staging, detection, screening and diagnosis, and treatment rationale. Common pathology will also be discussed.
Prerequisites
All previously required and concurrent courses per the academic plan or with consent of the faculty.