Course Syllabus
Aims
The main goal of the course is to explore the close relationship between cancer and the endocrine system. The student will be able to understand how genetic traits regulating the activity of endocrine organs as well as the exposure to environmental factors interfering with the hormonal balance can influence the risk of cancer.
Moreover, an insight on the effect of cancer therapies on hormonal homeostasis, associated with development of endocrinological disease, will be provided.
Contents
Endocrine-related cancers.
Cancer of the endocrine system.
Endocrinological adverse events (AEs) of cancer treatment
Detailed program
- Hormonal induced carcinogenesis
- Endocrine disruptors and cancer
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia
- Thyroid cancer
- Adrenal cancer
- Endocrinogical AEs of cancer immunotherapy and thyrosin-kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
- Cancer-treatment induced bone loss (CTIBL)
Prerequisites
Propaedeutic skills
Teaching form
Frontal lectures
Clinical case discussion
All course activities will be held in English language
In the event of pandemic emergency period, the lectures and clinical case/problem discussions will be held remotely by synchronous online videoconference or recorded video lectures available on demand
All course activities will be held in English language
Assessment method
- Multiple choice test with only one correct answer aimed at evaluating global comprehension of course program. Each correct answer is scored 1.
- Oral examination on the topics covered during the lectures, discussion on clinical problem solving and clinical Case analysis
- All assessments will be done in English language
Office hours
To get an appointment, please contact the teachers by e-mail:
Prof. Roberto Trevisan, e-mail roberto.trevisan@unimib.it
Dr. Alessandro Rossini , e-mail arossini@asst-pg23.it
Key information
Staff
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Alessandro Rossini