UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA IN CANCER, WORK AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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Diploma

University Diploma

Input level

BAC

Duration

2 weeks

Graduate

Yes

Locations

Campus Hannah Arendt - Bâtiment Nord

Study plan

Initial, Continuous

Internship

Mandatory

Cost of training

For more information, please contact us:
sec-ducte@univ-avignon.fr

Sector

Training brochure

Contact

85 %

session 2024-2025

Success rate

93 %

session 2024-2025

Satisfaction rate

Presentation

The Lifelong Learning Department organised an information meeting on 03/06/2025 with Sylvain Bertschy, Head of Teaching, and Yann Mariton, Teaching Engineer, to answer your questions. You can watch it at the following link:Information meeting

The aim of this DU is to provide theoretical and practical training on the role of work and industrial risks in the management, compensation and prevention of cancers of occupational and environmental origin.

By alternating lectures with practical case studies, we aim to offer training that will enable professionals to :

-Understanding the role of work in the onset of serious illnesses, using cancer as a focus for study
-Developing professional skills to encourage recognition of occupational diseases
-Passing on experience and prevention tools, to act upstream of the diagnosis and help curb occupational exposure.

Target audience:
This DU is aimed at those involved in occupational health, staff representatives, trade union members and staff of mutual insurance companies, associations, lawyers, labour inspectors, staff of social security/protection bodies (CPAM, CRAMIF, MSA), doctors, carers and social workers.

Next session:
The next training session will take place from 13 to 17 October 2025 and from 24 to 28 November 2025. A final training day will also be held in March 2026.

Domain: Culture, Heritage and Digital Societies

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Teaching and laboratory team

This University Diploma is being developed by Avignon University in conjunction with the Scientific Interest Group on Occupational and Environmental Cancers in the Vaucluse (GISCOPE 84) and in collaboration with GISCOP 93. The members of GISCOPE 84 are part of UMR 8562 (Centre Norbert Elias), which brings together teacher-researchers from Avignon University, Aix-Marseille University and CNRS researchers.

Admission

Admission requirements

There are no specific academic prerequisites, and admission is mainly based on the relevance of the applicant's professional or voluntary background. Admission to the DU is based on an application: CV, covering letter and letter from the organisation providing the funding.

This text will be updated shortly.

Courses and levels

The course descriptions are published subject to approval by the Education and University Life Committee (CFVU) and may be subject to change.

CANCER, WORK AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Manager: Samuel Jacques Priso-essawe Voir le courriel

Manager: Samuel Jacques Priso-essawe

Presentation of the course : University degree

Code	Courses and teaching units	Hourly volume	Coefficient	ECTS
T-U09-6310	UE1 CANCER, WORK AND THE ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION	Hourly volume : 06h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4130	WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME	Hourly volume : 02h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4121	DEALING WITH OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS: THE GISCOPE METHOD	Hourly volume : 02h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4122	PROFESSIONAL HISTORIES AND CANCER	Hourly volume : 02h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-U09-6302	UE2 KNOWLEDGE/IGNORANCE OF CANCER-CAUSING WORK	Hourly volume : 14h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4103	WHEN OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS COME TO THE CLINIC	Hourly volume : 03h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4104	TO THE SOURCES OF IGNORANCE	Hourly volume : 04h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4123	DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTIVE APPROACHES IN OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY	Hourly volume : 06h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-U09-6311	UE3 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION	Hourly volume : 14h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4124	WORKERS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES FACED WITH OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS	Hourly volume : 08h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4107	LINKING HEALTH-WORK AND HEALTH-ENVIRONMENT	Hourly volume : 03h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4125	COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CANCER EXPOSURES: PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PRACTICES	Hourly volume : 03h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-U09-6312	UE4 A PRINCIPLE OF JUSTICE: COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS	Hourly volume : 15h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4109	THE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE COMPENSATION SYSTEM: HISTORY, ISSUES AND STAKEHOLDER RATIONALE	Hourly volume : 04h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4110	EXPERIMENTING IN REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS: CASE STUDY	Hourly volume : 11h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-U09-6315	UE5 THE RIGHT NOT TO BE ENDANGERED AT WORK: PREVENTING EXPOSURE TO CANCER-CAUSING AGENTS	Hourly volume : 15h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4127	SECONDARY PREVENTION OF WORK-RELATED CANCERS: POST-OCCUPATIONAL FOLLOW-UP	Hourly volume : 03h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4128	PREVENTING OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS: THE LAW AND ITS USES	Hourly volume : 08h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4129	EXPERIMENTING WITH THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED PREVIOUSLY IN CASE STUDIES	Hourly volume : 04h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-U09-6316	UE6 PROJECT MANAGEMENT	Hourly volume : 12h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4131	EVALUATION FILE CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP	Hourly volume : 03h30	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4132	INDIVIDUAL MONITORING OF FILES	Hourly volume : 03h00	Coefficients :	Credits :
T-E09-4133	CLOSING SEMINAR	Hourly volume : 08h00	Coefficients :	Credits :

Job opportunities

Using cancer as a focus for study:
- Relate the knowledge acquired during training to real-life situations of occupational and environmental exposure to provide an initial analysis.
- Identify, situate and mobilise the players, tools and resources available to deal with exposure situations in the workplace
- Identify, situate and mobilise the players, tools and resources available when caring for a patient with cancer
- Define and implement actions to facilitate the recognition and prevention of work-related cancers