Molecular Pathology 2019

Author: William B. Coleman, PhD, Editor
Publisher: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
Date Published: 2018
Pages: 17
Cover Type: Soft Cover
Expiration Date: 12/31/2021

This course meets the Florida 1-hour specialty requirement in molecular pathology. For ASCP, this course provides 1 hour in molecular pathology.

This course is based on portions of Chapter 4 “Neoplasia,” from Molecular Pathology: The Molecular Basis of Human Disease, Second Edition.

Aspects of neoplasia covered in this material include:

• An overview of cancer statistics and epidemiology
• Risk factors for the development of cancer
• Classification of neoplastic diseases, including distinctions between benign and malignant neoplasms
• Cancers of childhood
• Hereditary neoplasms