Cancer, Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (5 cr)
Code: TH00BR24-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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05.06.2024 - 30.09.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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31.07.2024 - 31.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Master School
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Master of Advanced Nursing Practice Cancer Care
- Teachers
- Salla Grommi
- Johanna Berg
- Teija Franck
- Course
- TH00BR24
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
- Societal influence - co -operation with patient organizations
- 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
Joensuu, H, Roberts, P & Teppo, L. (toim) 2013 Syöpätaudit. Duodecim Oy, eKirja.
Muu materiaali ilmoitetaan opintojaksolla sekä luennoitsijoiden toimesta.
Teaching methods
Distance/ contact teaching, group work, individual work, seminar
Student workload
Seminar and pp-presentation
Active participation to group work during contact/ distance teaching