The mission of the Brown University / Lifespan Hospitals Cancer Prevention and Survivorship Curriculum is to provide house officers with knowledge on different aspects of the cancer control continuum, with focus on prevention, detection, survivorship and surveillance. House staff will obtain the knowledge, skills and mindset to become active advocates in cancer control. We aim to provide confidence to trainees in their approach to patients with cancer, pre and post diagnosis. We seek to highlight the effect socio-economic status, race and cultural diversity carries along the cancer control continuum.
Define cancer prevention and survivorship and recognize the integration of such themes along the cancer control continuum.
Recognize the effect of social determinants, socio-economic status and race on malignancy development as well as morbidity and mortality.
Identify high-risk populations and describe screening and surveillance for these individuals.
Define late effects of cancer therapies and outline options to either prevent or manage these outcomes.
Recognize the psychosocial impact of cancer on the patient and their caregivers and outline strategies to help navigate the diagnosis, treatment and survivorship phases.