PPT-NSCLC: Epidemiology and disease characteristics

NSCLC nonsmall cell lung cancer Lung cancer incidence and mortality 1 One of the most common cancers with 2 million new cases worldwide in 2018 The most common cause of cancer death causing nearly . Epidemiology. What is epidemiology?. How a disease is distributed in a population of people. What are the three main categories of epidemiological clues? . Person. Place. Time. What is a hypothesis? . Principles of Epidemiology. A. Epidemiology is the study of the factors influencing the frequency and distribution of diseases. 1. communicable diseases – diseases that can be transmitted from one host to another . POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (DOSHEM). MAY 2016. SUBJECT. : FUNDAMENTALS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH. TOPIC:INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY. MAY 2016. LED BY. Epidemiology . matters: a new introduction to methodological foundations. Chapter 7. Seven steps. Define . the population of . interest. Conceptualize . and create measures of exposures and health indicators. Introduction . t. o Epidemiology. Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health. Adebowale Adeyemo, MD. Deputy Director, Center for Research on Genomics & Global Health. NHGRI/NIH. Introductions. You will need to wear gloves for all class activities today.. Pick a random identification card up from the front desk (record this ID code in Table 3).. Switch cards with your partners (record your new code in Table 3).. The Coming Paradigm Shift. Faculty. Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD. Professor of Hematology/Oncology . Director, Lung . Cancer Program . Winship Cancer Institute. Emory University. Atlanta, . Georgia. Program Goals. Ori. Disclaimer. The information represents my understanding only so errors and omissions are probably rampant. It has not been vetted or reviewed by faculty. The source is our class notes.. The document can mostly be used forward and backward. I tried to mark questionable stuff with (?). . actual. . video-recorded proceedings from the . live . CME event and may include the use of trade names and other raw, unedited content. . Disclosures for . Dr. Langer. Advisory Committee. Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, . DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY www.dide.wv.gov Introduction to Skin Infections – For School Nurses January, 2014 Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS D 854IntroductionHippocrates around 46031370 BCE tell what epidemic diseases will a29ack and what each individual will be in danger of experiencing from the change of regimen148 Hence he introduced the HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. TUNRAYO OLUWADARE. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS. It has grown from. PURE OBSERVATIONS AND ADVICES. (Hippocrates). COUNTING OF CASES AND ANALYSIS. . Alkhaldi. Community Medicine 2015/ 1016. Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan. 2. Definitions…. Public health. The science & art of . . P. reventing disease, . prolonging life, . Professor Rachel Butler. The genomic complexity of advanced NSCLC. Jordan et al. Cancer Discovery (2017). >50% NSCLC now have actionable variant. Treatment algorithm. NHSE: National Genomic Test Directory.