Paediatric Oncology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 131 1. describe the solid tumours, non-hodgkin’s lymphoma (burkitt’s and non burkitt’s), hodgkin’s lymphoma, retinoblastoma, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, nephroblastoma; 2. enumerate the epidemiology of cancer age-related incidence and list the clinical presentations; 3. describe the diagnosis and staging; and 4. explain the treatment including chemotherapy and supportive care and prognosis.

Solid tumours I. Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma (burkitt’s and non burkitt’s). Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Retinoblastoma. Neuroblastoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma. Nephroblastoma. Epidemiology of cancer age-related incidence. Race-related incidence. Genetic factors. Chemical-related factors. Environmental factors. Clinical presentations, diagnosis and staging, treatment (chemotherapy, supportive care), prognosis, complications, late effects.