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Cancer Medicine in Society (CINS0008)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Teaching department
Cancer Institute
Credit value
15
Restrictions
This module is normally taken by IBSc Oncology students at FHEQ Level 6 and by BSc Cancer Biomedicine and BSc Applied Medical Sciences at FHEQ Level 4. Students from other programmes will be considered based on availability and relevant background.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The overall aim for the module is for you to develop and appreciate the impact that cancer as a disease has on society - psychological, financial and cultural. As one in two people born after 1960 will develop cancer the burden to society is immense. Themes included in the module are history of cancer medicine, medical anthropology, health economics, impact of cancer on the arts (including music, art, literature, film), cancer patient psychology and palliative care. It is delivered by world leading multidisciplinary researchers and clinicians from across the 香港六合彩 campus.

There has been a paradigm shift on how cancer patients are treated in recent years including the introduction of immunotherapy and personalised cancer medicine. Through these improvements in diagnosis and treatment over the last 20 years cancer is becoming a chronic illness that individuals live with rather than die of. This will be explored with an emphasis on how we might change the public鈥檚 perception of a cancer diagnosis.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
50% Exam
50% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
29
Module leader
Dr Ursula Mcgovern
Who to contact for more information
ci.ugeducation@ucl.ac.uk

Intended teaching term: Terms 2 and 3 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 4)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
100% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
35
Module leader
Dr Ursula Mcgovern
Who to contact for more information
ci.ugeducation@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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