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Cancer Screening and Prevention

Module code: IPH7115

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Dr Judith Offman

The course will introduce epidemiological methods and the causes of cancer. Screening will be covered in terms of primary and secondary prevention of cancer. Existing, new, and potential screening programmes will be discussed in some detail. Students will learn about the main modifiable environmental causes of cancer and ways of reducing them. The course will cover preventive therapy of cancers and its potential role in reducing cancer incidence in the UK. We will also deal with the role of vaccination.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 7

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