Dec 07, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOL 506 - Biology of Neoplasia


(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the MS Program. This course will emphasize the general principles, diagnosis and treatment of each of the following disorders. The course is organized into twenty-eight sections: 1) lung cancer, 2) breast cancer, 3) head and neck cancer, 4) sarcomas, 5) esophageal cancer, 6) gastric cancer, 7) colorectal cancer, 8) pancreatic cancer, 9) hepatocellular carcinoma, 10) renal cancer, 11) bladder cancer, 12) prostate cancer, 13) testicular cancer, 14) cervical cancer, 15) endometrial cancer, 16) ovarian cancer, 17) cancer of unknown primary, 18) melanoma, 19) central nervous system tumors, 20) myelodysplastic syndromes, 21) acute myeloid leukemia, 22) acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 23) chronic myeloid leukemia 24) chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 25) hairy cell leukemia, 26) Hodgkin lymphoma, 27) non-Hodgkin lymphoma and 28) multiple myeloma. Staging and screening will also be incorporated into the curriculum. Note: This course cannot be challenged.



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