Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cancer Etiology
Course Code: ONK613
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to ensure that physical, chemical and biological agents that play a role in cancer development are interpreted in association with cancer genetics and biology.

Course Content

Viral carcinogens, physical chemical and environmental carcinogens, cancer susceptibility syndromes

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Define the mechanisms of action of agents involved in cancer etiogenesis and associate them with cancer mechanisms,
2.Can interpret etiological factors, mechanisms and related innovations in cancer
3.Cancer genes comprehend the importance of physical, chemical and viral carcinogens in etiology
4.Understand the importance of nutrition in cancer etiology.
5.Can comment on the etiology of some cancer types and establish mechanism connections
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Principles and Practise of Oncology 7th edition. Vincent T De Vita 2005.
2.Molecular Biology in Cancer Medicine. Razelle Kurzrock, Moshe Talpaz, Martin Dunitz 1995.
3.Manual of Clinical Oncology. D.K. Hossfeld, C.D. Sherman, R.R. Love, F.X. Bosch Springer- Verlag, 1990 Fith Edition.
4.AJCC Cancer Staging Handbook.Irvin D. Fleming. Lippincott Willams & Wilkins 1998
5.Molecular Mechanism of Cancer. Georg F. Weber, Springer 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of carcinogenesis
Week 2 - Theoretical
Smoking and carcinogenesis
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cancer susceptibility syndromes
Week 4 - Theoretical
DNA viruses and carcinogenesis
Week 5 - Theoretical
RNA viruses and carcinogenesis
Week 6 - Theoretical
inflammation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Chemical Carcinogens and Carcinogenesis-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Chemical Carcinogens and Carcinogenesis-2 (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Physical Carcinogens and Carcinogenesis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nutrition and Cancer
Week 11 - Theoretical
The relationship of obesity and physical activity with carcinogenesis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Genetic Factors in Cancer Etiology, Population Genetics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Other Etiological Factors in Cancer (Environmental factors, hormones, parasites, asbestos, physical traumas and formation mechanisms)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Etiology of special cancer types (breast, lung, colon)
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
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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5
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026