Information Package / Course Catalogue
Protection From Cancer
Course Code: TGT154
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Carcinogenic initiation or formation that can be caused by various factors to prevent the development of basic, the ones that are effective in the emergence of cancer risk factors that can be controlled or protected methods that involve abstinence aims to teach.

Course Content

The importance of cancer, etiological risk factors and prevention, Diagnostic methods in cancer, Formation-development and classification of cancer, Cancer treatments, Radiation therapy in cancer, Protection in care applications.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Halise ÇİNAR
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows basic information about the disease.
2.Environmental and genetic factors that cause disease know.
3.Students know the ways of cancer prevention.
4.Know the factors that increase the risk of illness.
5.Knows the national cancer screening program.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Internal diseases and nursing care
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Cell, division and oncogenes
Week 2 - Theoretical
The definition of cancer
Week 3 - Theoretical
Stages of cancer
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cancer epidemiology
Week 5 - Theoretical
Cancer etiology
Week 6 - Theoretical
Changeable factors in cancer
Week 7 - Theoretical
The importance of nutrition in cancer
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cancer symptoms/Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Diagnostic methods in cancer
Week 10 - Theoretical
World Health Organization cancer control programs
Week 11 - Theoretical
Treatment methods in cancer
Week 12 - Theoretical
Treatment methods in cancer
Week 13 - Theoretical
Cancer Early Diagnosis and Screening and Training Centers duties and national cancer screening standards
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review and final evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination1101
Final Examination1707
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
5
5
3
3
OÇ-2
5
4
3
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
3
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
3
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026