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Cancer, Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (5cr)

Code: TH00BR24-3001

General information


Enrollment
02.12.2020 - 31.01.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2021 - 31.07.2021
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
2 cr
Virtual portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
10 - 30
Degree programmes
Master of Advanced Nursing Practice
Teachers
Virpi Sulosaari
Marjo Salmela
Course
TH00BR24

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Cancer, Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion TH00BR24-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Cancer as a disease
• Etiology, frequency and heritability of cancer
• Incidence, dominance and mortality rate of cancer
• Costs caused by cancer
• Objectives of health promotion
• Cancer prevention with health promotion methods
• Cancer prevention as a part of NCD disease prevention
• Societal influence - cooperation with patient organisations
• Cancer screening, early detection, cancer diagnosis methods

Objective

· explain the basics of etiology and pathophysiology in cancer development
· critically estimate the incidence of cancer in Finland and Europe and identify the most common cancer causes and risk factors
· recognize the significance of cancer prevention from the point of view of public health and become familiar with the most essential methods used in cancer prevention
· take cultural context into account in cancer prevention
· explain the most essential methods used for cancer diagnosis

Content

· Cancer as a disease
· Etiology, frequency and heritability of cancer
· Incidence, dominance and mortality rate of cancer
· Costs caused by cancer
· Cancer prevention and health promotion
· Objectives of health promotion
· Cancer prevention with health promotion methods
· Cancer prevention as a part of NCD disease prevention
· Use of tobacco products, alcohol, nutrition and weight management, exercise and immobility, work-related exposure, inflammation, radiation (UV radiation - the sun, solarium, radon, electromagnetic radiation)
· Societal influence - cooperation with patient organisations
· Cancer screening, early detection and cancer diagnosis
· Cancer screening
· Early detection
· Cancer diagnosis methods

Materials

European Cancer Beating Plan 2020
EU4Health program 2021-2027
Ferley J. ym. 2018. Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries and 25 major cancers in 2018. European Journal of Cancer 103:356-387.

Teaching methods

Distance/contact teaching, group work, seminar

Student workload

Poster seminar and presentation
Active participation to group work during contact/distance teaching

Evaluation methods and criteria

Participation to teaching approved/failed
Posterseminar 1-5

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