AGD2018 in New Orleans
 
SLJW2C: What the Hell is That? - Why do we get cancer?
Speaker:



Subject Code: 730-Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis & Oral Pathology

Credits: 1

Session Type: Lecture

Fees: $25.00

Audience: D, H, S, R

This presentation is designed to update the dental practitioner on the current concepts of cancer etiology. The emphasis will be on oral cancer but malignancies from all parts of the body will be used to illustrate the concepts.

Objectives:

Explain how genetic mutations occur and how they lead to cancer.
Understand the importance of genetic markers in the diagnosis of cancer.
Appreciate how understanding the mechanism of cancer leads to novel approaches to its successful treatment.