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Course Info

  • BREAST CANCER FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

BREAST CANCER FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

About this Course

Welcome to a MOOC on breast cancer for medical students ! In this module , you will learn about the most common cause of cancer in women in Malaysia and worldwide. This module provides foundational theoretical knowledge including basic anatomy of the breast ; practical knowledge on history taking and skills to examine breast cancer patients. You will learn how screening for breast cancer is done, how to diagnosed and option of treatment for breast cancer in the modules provided. Word puzzles and activities are there for you to browse through and at the end of each modules there are quizzes for you to answer. Hope you will have a beneficial and enjoyable learning experience!

Course Syllabus

Syllabus Info
INTRODUCTION TO BREAST CANCER
1.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY
1.2 ANATOMY
1.3 PATHOLOGY


CLINICAL FEATURES OF BREAST CANCER
2.1 HISTORY TAKING, SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
2.2 CLINICAL BREAST EXAMINATION
2.3 CLINICAL STAGING



DIAGNOSING BREAST CANCER
3.1 IMAGING
- ULTRASOUND BREAST
- MAMMOGRAM
- STAGING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN


3.2 PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS
- FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY
-CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY
-HOOK WIRE LOCALISATION BIOPSY

3.3 SCREENING
- BREAST SELF EXAMINATION


MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER
4.1 SURGERY (CURATIVE/PALLIATIVE)
-LUMPECTOMY
-BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY
-MASTECTOMY
- AXILLARY DISSECTION & SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY
4.2 BREAST RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

4.3 ONCOLOGY
- CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY
- HORMONAL THERAPY




Frequently Asked Questions

Course FAQ
Q1 : Who should join this module?
A1 : Medical students doing clinical rotations