PHAR 629 IPC VIII - Hematology/Oncology

The concepts of pathophysiology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapy are applied to the management of patients with hematologic and/or oncologic disorders. This course is designed to introduce students to both the biology of specific cancers and to how patients with these diseases are managed and treated. The clinical presentation, course of illness, assessment of patient, and epidemiology of disease as well as treatment and preventative measures using pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches will be reviewed.