Week 5: Small Cell Lung Cancer
Today I will be posting the syllabus of Week 5 of the Thoracic Oncology Course [Link is to the complete course syllabus] from The University Of Michigan via Coursera.
As I finish each of Week 5’s videos, I’ll list the video below.
Learning Objectives
- Define epidemiology and characteristics of SCLC
- Describe the staging and initial evaluation of patients with SCLC
- Recognize the role of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in limited-stage SCLC
- Recognize the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation in limited-stage SCLC
- Identify outcomes of therapy in patients with LS-SCLC
- Recognize the primary role of platinum-based chemotherapy in extensive-stage SCLC
- Recognize the role of thoracic radiation and prophylactic cranial irradiation in extensive-stage SCLC
- Identify outcomes of therapy in patients with extensive-stage SCLC
- Identify recommended imaging techniques
Lessons
Video: Small Cell Lung Cancer: Overview 9 min
Video: Imaging of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) 11 min
Video: Small Cell Lung Cancer: Limited-Stage 13 min
Video: Small Cell Lung Cancer: Relapsed/Refactory 12 min
Video: Small Cell Lung Cancer: Extensive-Stage 14 min
