Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 15, 2026
08:41
Modeling Chemotherapy Resistant Leukemia In Vitro
Published on: February 9, 2016
Medical student training in medical oncology
Medical and Pediatric Oncology
|January 1, 1979
Abstract:
The evaluation of a medical school course in Medical Oncology assessed the experience in which medical students act as interns. The direct involvement of the student as a physician in managing patients with cancer furthered the students' knowledge of cancer, improved their competency in dealing with patients with cancer and their families, and developed the students' insight and attitudes toward the problems of cancer.
Related Concept Videos
02:56Treatment Resistent Cancers
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. A cancer cell is genetically unstable and hence can mutate faster. They can also modify their microenvironment and escape immune surveillance. The difficulties in treating cancer are further compounded by the emergence of rapid resistance to anticancer drugs. The most common ways to attain resistance in cancer cells include alteration in drug transport and metabolism, modification of drug target, elevated DNA damage response, or...
01:27Tumor Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a treatment that boosts or manipulates the immune system to fight diseases, including cancer. For instance, by stimulating an immune response through vaccinations against viruses that cause cancers, like hepatitis B virus and human papillomavirus, these diseases can be prevented. Nonetheless, some cancer cells can avoid the immune system due to their rapid mutation and division. The immune response to many cancers involves three phases: elimination, equilibrium, and escape.