byKingdomofBelgiumFormerlyaffiliatedtoShanghaiMedicalUniversity(1954-2000)Sino-BelgiumRadiumInstitutein1950Today1205-bedCancerCenterOutpatients/year:932,000Inpatients/year:40600Operation/year:23219Numberofemployees:linicOncologyCourseObjectives:Toknowtheetiologyandbiologyofcancerandthesituationofcancerprevention.Tolearnthebasicsofcancerdiagnosis,includingtheclinical,imaging,pathologyandthelabsToknowtheprinciplesofcancertherapy,prehensivecancerpatientcareToknowthefrontiersofbasicandclinicalresearchesbrieflyDefinitionofMetastasisTheprocesswherebymalignanttumorsspreadfromtheirsiteoforigin(theprimarytumor)toformtumorsatsecondarysites(secondarytumor).Acquisitionofthecapabilityforinvasionandmetastasisisthehallmarksofcancer.Metastasisremainsthemajordriverofmortalityinpatientswithcancer.ainleftleg