Course: Cancer Fundamentals: Introduction to Basic and Clinical Oncology

As you now know, the diagnostic process of patients with a lump in the neck can be challenging. The differential diagnosis of neck masses can be considered in three categories: …

In this video you can see Dr Halmos perform a physical examination of a patient with potential head or neck cancer.

As a rule of thumb, every swelling in the neck in an adult patient should be considered as malignant as long as benign disease has not been established. However, the …

In this step we will explain the most important anatomical structures of the head and neck region, which is essential to understand the pathological neck masses. Next to the patient …

In this video, our patient, John, has his first consultation with Dr Halmos in the outpatient clinic. Dr. Halmos takes a short medical history from Mr Smith. The patient’s medical …

Welcome to the week on head and neck cancer. Head and neck cancer is a broad term that encompasses epithelial malignancies that arise in the paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, oral …

Cancer is a multifaceted disease with a complex etiology involving various genetic, environmental, viral, and lifestyle factors. Research has shown that different types of cancer have distinct risk factors and …

In this video Emoke Racz summarizes the four key takeaways related to skin cancer diagnosis and treatment.

In this video Emoke Racz explains the treatment options of basal cell carcinoma. What factors would you take into consideration when advising a patient on treatment types? We will talk …

The doctor and the patient are discussing the outcomes of the treatment and the prospects. All treatment possibilities are summed up in the end. Since 2010 the treatment options for …

Our patient is referred to the surgical oncologist for re-excision with one centimeter margin and sentinel node biopsy. A sentinel lymph node (SLN) is defined as the first lymph node …

Multiple professionals are involved in the medical treatment of people with cancer. In order to coordinate the diagnosis and treatment, patients are discussed in a multidisciplinary tumor board meeting (MDO) …

So far we took the medical history of the patient, we assessed her skin cancer-related risk factors, and learned about the most frequent types of skin cancer to remind ourselves …

In this video we will see our patient for the first time as she meets her dermatologist. It is your goal to get to know her a little better before …

In this video Clara Lemstra, Emoke Racz, Geke Hospers and Helena Wang introduce themselves. They are your educators for this week on skin cancer. In this week you will also …