Learning objectives
To provide information required to understand the interaction between tumor and the host, the clinical consequences of this interaction, and the biological bases of antitumor terapies
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Lectures will concern:
a) neoplastic cachexia
b) the paraneoplastic syndromes
c) hematologic and hemostatic alterations in malignancy
d) tumor immunology
e) the biuological bases of antitumor therapy: chemotherapy
f) the biuological bases of antitumor therapy: biological drugs
Full programme
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Bibliography
Kumar, Abbas, Fausto, Aster
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease 8th ed., Saunders 2009
Bibliografic references are given during the lectures
Teaching methods
Oral lessons will use visual support with immages taken from textbooks and scientific literature. This material will be provided to te students at the end of the course
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination
Other information
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