Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Oncology
Course Code: THE637
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

To define basic oncology, examine carcinogenesis and anticancer treatment methods

Course Content

Carcinogenesis, Cell Cycle and Cancer relationship, the role of differentiation and transformation in cancer development and the molecular mechanisms. Cell Death Mechanisms, Angiogenesis, Invasion and Metastasis, Importance of Signaling Pathways in Cancer, The importance of Oncogene and Tumor Suppressor Genes in cancer diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Cancer Cell Culture, Western Blotting, DNA and RNA Isolation from Tumor Tissue, Real-time PCR in Cancer Diagnosis and Mutation Analysis.

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