D M (MEDICAL ONCOLOGY)

It is a 3-year course that imparts intense training to DM candidates into the field of medical oncology
and related subjects with adequate exposure to clinical and laboratory based activities.

SYLLABUS

Paper I (Basic Science in Oncology)
1. Cell cycle
2. Pathology, Invasion & Metassssstasis
3. Etiology of Cancer
a. Viral
b. Chemotherapy
c. Physical
d. Hormonal
4. Epidemiology of Cancer
5. Principles of Cancer Management – Surgical Oncology, Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy, Biologic
therapy
6. Pharmacology of Cancer Chemotherapy
7. Clinical trials in cancer
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8. Cancer prevention Tobacco related cancer, Diet & Risk reduction Chemopreventive Agents, Hormones
9. Caner Screening
10. Imaging Techniques of Cancer Diagnosis & Management
11. Specialized techniques of Cancer Diagnosis and Management
12. Vascular Access and Specialised Technique of drug delivery

Paper – II Clinical Oncology (Medical)

1. Cancer of Head and Neck
2. Cancer of Lung and Mediastinun
3. Cancer of Gastro Intestinal Track
4. Cancer of Genito Urinary System
5. Cancer of the Breast
6. Cancer of Endocrine System
7. Sarcomas of Soft Tissues & Bone
8. Benign & Malignant Mesotheliomas
9. Cancer of skin
10. Malignant Melanoma
11. Neoplasms of CNS
12. Cancers of childhood

Paper – III (Recent Advances in Oncology)

1. Essentials of Molecular Biology
2. Molecular Biology of Cancer: Onccogenes Cytogenetics
3. Bone Marrow dysfunction in cancer patient
4. Infections in cancer Patients and neutropenic patients