The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) has called for all cancer patients to have an exercise program provided to them by a physiotherapist or exercise physiologist. In this unit of study, students will be introduced to a range of issues related to prevention, detection and interventions for cancer. Topics to be covered will include: an overview of the pathophysiology of cancer and the medical management of this condition; detection of cancer (imaging); role of exercise in prevention through palliation; prevention and interventions for psychosocial and physical impairments arising from treatments, including lymphoedema; communication strategies for persons with cancer and their families; and an overview of services for the cancer community, including the patient. One of the focuses of intervention strategies will be patient-centred care, informed by current evidence.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Health Sciences |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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Students must have completed at least 48 credit points |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Elizabeth Dylke, elizabeth.dylke@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Sharon Kilbreath, sharon.kilbreath@sydney.edu.au |
Jo Lewis, jo.lewis@sydney.edu.au | |
Kieron Rooney, kieron.rooney@sydney.edu.au | |
Kimberley Docking, kimberley.docking@sydney.edu.au | |
Hans Bogaardt, hans.bogaardt@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Mi-Joung Lee, mi-joung.lee@sydney.edu.au |