This document outlines an oncology lecture discussing the basic approach to cancer diagnosis and treatment. It will cover understanding cancer staging and how that affects treatment decisions. The lecturer will evaluate different cancer treatment approaches and how treatment decisions are made through a multidisciplinary team.

1. Winston Tan MD FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair of Hematology/Oncology Education
Program Director Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Chair Genitourinary Medical Oncology
Mayo Clinic Florida

2.  Learner be able to understand and review the
basic approach to the diagnosis and
treatment of cancer
 Discuss and comprehend the staging and
how this affects the approach to treatment
 Evaluate the different approaches to cancer
treatment and how decisions are made

4.  Biopsy
 Surgery
 Complex cases
monitoring

5.  Stage I local
 Stage II local
 Stage III locally advanced
 Stage IV metastasis

6.  Team
 Surgeon
 Oncologist
 Radiation oncologist
 Physical Medicine
 Cardiologist
 Social worker
 Psychiatrist
 Gastroenterologist
 Cancer geneticist
 Nurse
 Pharmacist

23. tan.winston@mayo.edu