BREAST CANCER FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

About this Course

Course Description

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 Learning Outcomes

1 ) UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANT ANATOMY OF BREAST AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF BREAST CANCER
2 ) KNOW HOW TO TAKE HISTORY AND DO THE FOCUSED EXAMINATIONS
3 ) EVALUATE AND MANAGE BREAST CANCER
4 ) DESCRIBE THE INDICATIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATIONS

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 1 Hour per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

1.1 EPIDEMIOLOGY
1.2 ANATOMY
1.3 PATHOLOGY

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


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

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



Our Instructor

DR. ZETI RAHAYU BINTI A KARIM

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. SURAYA BINTI OTHMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. HARISSA HUSAINY BINTI HASBULLAH

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

PROFESOR MADYA DR NOR FAEZAN BINTI ABDUL RASHID

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. NORA JULIANNA BINTI OSMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

PROFESOR MADYA DR MARLINA TANTY BINTI RAMLI HAMID

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : Medical students doing clinical rotations