Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ONCG2004 | Cancer and Stem Cells | 2 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- ONCG2004
- School
- Cancer and Stem Cells
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module considers:
● Tobacco-induced mutations, fibrosis, and lung cancer
● Growth factor biology and breast cancer
● Oestrogen and anti-oestrogen treatment
● Androgens and prostate cancer
Target Students
Students studying Cancer Sciences BSc U6UCANCS (B131) and Cancer Sciences MSci U7UCANCSY (B130) and other students with the required pre-requisites including students studying Natural Sciences.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop
- One 1-hour tutorial
- One 6-hour seminar
- One 5-hour practicum
- Two 1-hour lectures each week for 5 weeks
10 lectures; Practical class (cell migration assay - 5 hours); Group data analysis coursework session and student presentations (6 hours); Open office session (1 hour); Revision workshop (1 hour).
Assessment
- 20% Coursework 1: 1,000 word essay
- 10% Practical 1: Data analysis worksheet linked to the practical component
- 70% Exam 1 (1-hour): MCQ exam; 1 hour
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To describe the importance of tobacco-induced mutations in lung cancer and the role of oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes in this disease. To describe the importance of growth factor signalling in breast cancer and breast cancer treatment and the evolution of drug resistance. To outline the role of oestrogen in breast cancer and the use of anti-oestrogens. To compare breast cancer and prostate cancer discussing androgens and prostate cancer treatment.Learning Outcomes
1. Intellectual skills
Students should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of:
● Lung cancer, oncogenes, and tumour suppressor genes
● Growth factor biology and breast cancer
● Oestrogen and anti-oestrogens in breast cancer
● Androgens and androgen therapy in prostate cancer
● Drug resistance mechanisms in breast and prostate cancer
2. Professional / practical skills
Students should be able to describe experiments that assess cell migration and invasion analyse data relating to cell migration and invasion.
3. Transferable / key skills
Students should be able:
● Communicate complex written information to a non-specialist audience
● Communicate complex written information in the form of an extended essay
● Demonstrate self-management in the completion of course work
● Demonstrate problem solving skills and critical thinking as applied to relevant data
● Show basic levels of information technology literacy
Conveners
- Dr Andrew Green