Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cancer Epidemiology
Course Code: ONK522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide students, cancer epidemiology, the incidence of cancer in the world and Turkey, cancer prevention, cancer associated basic statistical methods and cancer registry is to have information on the subject.

Course Content

Cancer Epidemiology, in the world and Turkey cancer statistics, lung-breast-colorectal cancer epidemiology, profession-cancer relationship, cancer primary prevention, mistakes made in cancer statistics, cancer prevention in the world and Turkey and cancer registry

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Epidemiology of cancer
2.The incidence of cancer in the world and Turkey
3.Epidemiology of breast-lung, colorectal cancer
4.Cancer prevention
5.Relationship between profession and cancer
6.Basic cancer statistics and mistakes
7.The prevention of cancer in the world and Turkey
8.To have information about cancer registry.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Abramson JH (1999), Survey Methods in Community Medicine: Epidemiological Research Programme Evaluation Clinical Trials, New York
2.Tezcan S. (1992) Epidemiyoloji: Tıbbi Araştırmalarda Yöntem Bilimi, Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı, Ankara.
3.Cancer Epidemiology: Volume 1, Mukesh Verma, Humana Press, 2009, ISBN 9781588299871
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to cancer epidemiology
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Cancer statistics in the world
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Cancer statistics in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Epidemiology of lung cancer
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Epidemiology of breast cancer
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Epidemiology of colorectal cancer
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Relationship between profession and cancer
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods used in cancer statistics-1 (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Mistakes in cancer research.
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods used in cancer statistics-2
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Primary prevention in cancer
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Cancer control activities in Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Cancer control activities in the world
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Cancer registration
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment118119
Quiz1819
Midterm Examination124226
Final Examination148250
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)146
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026