| Objective | Mean score ± SD* |
|---|---|
| Demonstrate the ability to perform a focused medical history when cancer is suspected (i.e., symptoms based on primary cancer location and symptoms related to spread to common metastatic sites, risk factors, family history) | 8.7 ± 0.6 |
| Demonstrate an understanding of presentations of cancer that represent emergencies (e.g., superior vena cava obstruction, cardiac tamponade, spinal cord compression, pulmonary embolism, symptomatic brain metastases, cancer-related bleeding) | 8.7 ± 0.6 |
| Demonstrate the ability to perform a focused physical examination for a patient with suspected cancer with emphasis on the primary cancer and possibly sites of metastases | 8.6 ± 0.7 |
| Describe nonspecific physical symptoms and signs associated with common cancers (e.g., unexplained weight loss, pain, lymphadenopathy, palpable mass, bleeding, thrombosis, change in bowel habit, biliary tract obstruction) | 8.6 ± 0.7 |
| Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a primary care physician in the treatment and follow-up of cancer patients | 8.5 ± 0.7 |
| List cancers which are screened for in the periodic health exam and the specific investigations that are used (cervical, breast, colon, prostate) | 8.4 ± 1.0 |
| Describe the importance of tissue sampling for diagnosis of malignancy and for identification of molecular predictive factors | 8.4 ± 0.9 |
*On a 9-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 9 (strongly agree) according to the degree to which participants believed each objective should be taught to medical students.