Oncology Curriculum in Developing Countries and the Lessons to Be Learned

Radiation Oncology in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Literature Review

“…The other 32 articles contained information on general oncology without specific mention of radiation oncology or radiotherapy and will not be summarized here. Of these, 11 were either editorials, letters to the editor or essays (3,4,(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40), 10 were summaries of new general oncology curricula with evaluations or surveys of medical undergraduates (1,15,(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48), eight were summaries of general oncology supplemental courses or conferences existing outside of undergraduate medical curricula (9,(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55), one article described an evaluation of medical undergraduates based on an existing oncology curriculum (13), one article described a questionnaire assessing knowledge and experience in cancer survivorship care among medical undergraduates (56), and one article was a review of general oncology teaching methods (7).…”

Knowledge of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Young Malaysians

“…However, a number of previous studies have revealed that cancer education is insufficient, fragmented and unorganized, and that students' knowledge of cancer need to be improved (Barton et al, 2003;Hansen et al, 2004;Jeeva et al, 2007;Villarreal-Garza et al, 2010). Many factors influence whether or not an individual receives colorectal cancer screening.…”

Evolution of Radiation Oncology in Pakistan

“…Ultimately, patients become part of a nationwide chronic disease burden because they are beyond cure when they do manage to seek care. 17 Because of insufficient undergraduate training in oncology, 18 physicians are mostly unaware of screening, diagnosis, and appropriate referral methods. Two other important areas in cancer management, breaking bad news and communication skills, receive little attention in the undergraduate curriculum.…”