Principles of Oncology Course for Non-Oncologist Professionals

Topic 1:

• Course Introduction
• The importance of oncology in Peru

Topic 2:

• Principles of cancer therapy: diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and treatment
• Evolution of systemic cancer therapy: from chemotherapy to new cancer therapies

Topic 3:

• What to investigate?
• Seeking funding sources for research

Topic 4: Malignant Melanoma

• Diagnosis and staging
• Targeted therapy
• Checkpoint inhibitors

Topic 5: Early Breast Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments
• Molecular basis for the treatment of early breast cancer

Topic 6: Advanced Breast Cancer

• Systemic treatment of advanced breast cancer

Topic 7: Early Lung Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 8: Advanced Lung Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 9: Colon Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 10: Gastric Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 11: Pancreatic Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 12: Ovarian Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 13: Cervical Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 14: Endometrial Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 15: Prostate Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 16: Testicular Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 17: Kidney Cancer

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 18: Gliomas

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 19: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 20: Hodgkin's Disease

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 21: Acute Leukemias

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 22: Chronic Leukemias

• Diagnosis, staging, and treatments

Topic 23: Cancer and heredity

Topic 24: Neoplasms associated with infection