Overview
Description
Fundamental concepts of cancer epidemiology including descriptive epidemiology carcinogenesis, incidence and mortality, site-specific risk factors and cancer control and prevention.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- describe the history, principals, goals, and methods used in Cancer Epidemiology.
- critically evaluate and synthesize scientific literature.
- evaluate, justify, and apply appropriate methodological and analytical approaches to address public health research questions in Cancer Epidemiology.
- effectively defend research methodology and findings through concise scientific writing and oral presentations.
- interpret results from statistical analyses of epidemiologic studies.
- examine biologic models of disease etiololgy.