Epidemiology, control and prevention of cancer diseases (VZM21)

Course topics: Overview of seminar topics: 1. Introduction to the epidemiology of cancer diseases - worldwide incidence, perspective of the epidemiology of cancer diseases 2. Environment and cancer 3. Social determinants and cancer 4. Surveillance and control of cancer diseases 5. Oncological screening (evaluation of screening programs, development of screening guidelines) 6. Colon cancer screening - in Slovakia and examples from abroad 7. Breast and prostate cancer screening - in the Slovak Republic and examples from abroad 8. Cervical cancer screening - in Slovakia and examples from abroad 9. Cancer prevention (vaccination and cancer) 10. Cancer survival and secondary prevention 11. Statistical software in cancer epidemiology 12. Final project presentations

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Supervisors and educators:
doc. PhDr. Silvia Puteková, PhD. - Kogarant
PhDr. Michal Rafajdus, PhD. - Kogarant, Schvaľujúci zápis
prof. PhDr. Marek Majdan, MSc., PhD. - Zabezpečuje, Hlavný garant
doc. Ing. Margaréta Kačmariková, PhD. - Kogarant
PhDr. Jarmila Pekarčíková, PhD. - Zabezpečuje, Prednášajúci, Zodpovedný za elearning, Cvičiaci, Skúšajúci, Kogarant

Code: VZM21

Period: ZS

Credits: 2