CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the unequal burden of cancer among populations and variations across time and geography. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the distinctive features of the biology of cancer and carcinogenesis that have implications for epidemiologic research. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate knowledge about the major determinants for several common and emerging cancer sites, both for risk and survivorship. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique epidemiologic study designs for strengths and weaknesses in answering research questions related to cancer risk and survivorship. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the unequal burden of cancer among populations and variations across time and geography. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the distinctive features of the biology of cancer and carcinogenesis that have implications for epidemiologic research. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate knowledge about the major determinants for several common and emerging cancer sites, both for risk and survivorship. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique epidemiologic study designs for strengths and weaknesses in answering research questions related to cancer risk and survivorship. Audience: Graduate