Cancer is something that will affect many individuals during their lifetime. But how is cancer detected, diagnosed and treated and how is this impacting cancer survival rates? What exciting new treatments are moving from the laboratory into the clinic and providing patient benefit? We will explore how patients enter the treatment pathway and what types of treatments are currently available to them. As part of this interactive module we will focus on how the latest cutting edge science is being used to bring forward new cancer treatments from the laboratory into the clinic. We will take this journey with both researchers who work on the discovery and development of cancer drugs, along with NHS clinicians specialising in different aspects of cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment and the clinical evaluation of new anticancer agents.
Seminars 32 hours
1,000 words Short Writing Piece. Assessment Details: Essay worth 40%.
2,000 words Report. Assessment Details: Report worth 60%.
Reassessment Method: Like-for-like
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate the detection, diagnosis and clinical management of specific cancers.
2. Assess the development of specific therapeutic agents and the complex processes that determine progression from the laboratory bench to the clinic that enables the student to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in this discipline.
3. Appraise complex issues relating to the discovery and clinical development of novel cancer therapeutics both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
4. Reflect on how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge of the discovery and clinical development of drugs for the treatment of cancer.
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