TL31S1B - ELECTIVE TEACHING ACTIVITIES (THIRD YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER)

Knowledge of the importance of screening, a diagnostic investigation carried out by subjecting the population to a test aimed at detecting a specific tumor. The aim of screening is to subject healthy people to preventive tests to identify cancer cases in the early, asymptomatic stages or in the pre-cancerous stages, when more conservative interventions are possible and the chances of recovery are higher than when the tumor has already manifested itself. Knowledge of the 3 screening tests that are included in the Essential Levels of Assistance (LEA) in the Italian National Health System (NHS), consisting of: cervical screening, breast screening, and colorectal screening. Knowledge of the technologies and methods used to obtain the results of the first level of investigation. Knowledge of the molecular analytical system and genotyping for cervical screening, analytical method for the detection of occult blood in the stool for colorectal screening, and mammography examination for breast screening. Knowledge of the screening process in the second level of investigation.