MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

• What is cancer?
• Classification by stage

MODULE 2: RISK FACTORS FOR CANCER

• Behavioral risk factors
• Risk factors beyond personal control

MODULE 3: CANCER TREATMENT

• Psycho-social reactions to cancer
• Adjustment to diagnosis and treatment

MODULE 4: PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND CANCER

• Who gets cancer? A psychological profile
• Psychosocial issues related with cancer patients
• Most common psychiatric disorders among cancer patients.

MODULE 5: QUALITY OF LIFE

• Denial in cancer patients
• Grief reaction to bodily changes
• Recurrence

MODULE 6: SIDE EFFECTS

• Side effects of treatment
• Resilience and cancer

MODULE 7: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS

• Areas to assess when interviewing cancer.