EPIB 671. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention.
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EPIB 671
Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This course will explore the common epidemiologic approaches to studying etiologic relations in carcinogenesis and for assessing the efficacy of cancer prevention interventions. Emphasis will be given on both molecular and social epidemiology domains with examples of different study designs and data analysis methods and of the impact of measurement error and other biases.
- Although this course follows a MWF class schedule pattern, the last week of lectures (June 26 - June 29) will follow a TWRF class schedule pattern.
- Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
- Although this course follows a MWF class schedule pattern, the last week of lectures (June 26 - June 29) will follow a TWRF class schedule pattern.
- Prerequisite(s): EPIB 601 and EPIB 621, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
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