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About the Course

Over 500,000 people in the United States and over 8 million people worldwide are dying every year from cancer. As people live longer, the incidence of cancer is rising worldwide and the disease is expected to strike over 20 million people annually by 2030. This open course is designed for people who would like to develop an understanding of cancer and how it is prevented, diagnosed, and treated. The course introduces the molecular biology of cancer (oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) as well as the biologic hallmarks of cancer. The course also describes the risk factors for the major cancers worldwide, including lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, and stomach cancer. We explain how cancer is staged, the major ways cancer is found by imaging, and how the major cancers are treated. In addition to the core materials, this course includes two Honors lessons devoted to cancers of the liver and prostate. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: - Identify the major types of cancer worldwide. (Lecture 1) - Describe how genes contribute to the risk and growth of cancer. (Lecture 2) - List and describe the ten cellular hallmarks of cancer. (Lecture 3) - Define metastasis, and identify the major steps in the metastatic process. (Lecture 4) - Describe the role of imaging in the screening, diagnosis, staging, and treatments of cancer. (Lecture 5) - Explain how cancer is treated. (Lecture 6) We hope that this course gives you a basic understanding of cancer biology and treatment. The course is not designed for patients seeking treatment guidance – but it can help you understand how cancer develops and provides a framework for understanding cancer diagnosis and treatment....

Top reviews

FM

Jun 13, 2021

Great course, I'm 15 and learned a lot. The ease with which each lesson can be understood changed lesson to lesson, depending on how well the researcher explained. But still great course!

NC

Jun 17, 2022

I am Traditional Tibetan physician this couse is exellent and it's really helpful to me gaining lots of new knowledage about cancer biology .I am looking forward to learn more things.

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Jul 25, 2020

They explained very well, thanks for the hard work!

By EDUARDO H D S M

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May 21, 2020

obrigado por proporcionar esse curso maravilhosooo!

By Abhijith S R

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Apr 8, 2020

This was a very interesting and more useful section

By Mouna b

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Mar 26, 2020

great course everything is explained in perfect way

By Bio O E

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Apr 24, 2017

i think this is avery good course thank you for it

By Jonathan P

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Mar 6, 2024

Wonderful and very informative course!! Thank you!

By Erik V A

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Mar 5, 2024

excellent overview and very interestingly brought!

By Pranob d

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Apr 16, 2023

So much helpful for basic understanding in cancer.

By sofiya s

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Feb 15, 2023

great introduction course, inspiring to learn more

By Jim B

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Jan 9, 2022

Great course, it re-enforced my biology learning.

By Ricky A C

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Jan 9, 2022

Thanks a lot Coursera and John Hopkins University!

By Menna A A

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Apr 1, 2021

Amazing Course! is a good start for cancer biology

By Asmita G

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Jun 1, 2020

excellent course and demonstration . Thank you all

By Joe B

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Jan 16, 2020

Great course - well designed and very interesting.

By Mostafa M

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Sep 12, 2017

it was a great course with a very rich information

By Gergely E

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Nov 13, 2016

Depth and volume of information perfectly balanced

By Letícia M R

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May 10, 2021

Excelente curso, Muito completo e super didático.

By NANDAN S

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Jun 10, 2020

Amazing course explaining the concepts of cancer.

By Abrar H

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Jan 14, 2020

very useful and informative and help me in future

By Alta M

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Nov 8, 2019

Awesome, informative, useful, easy to understand!

By SARA T A V

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Sep 27, 2019

Simple yet very informative & descriptive course!

By Marco N

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Oct 14, 2016

Enriching experience for the adventurous student.

By KR

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Apr 19, 2016

Great introductory overview of a complex disease.

By Douglathy O F

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Apr 21, 2021

Excelente curso, superou as minhas expectativas!

By Qazi S M

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Jul 2, 2020

The course is very much informative and helpful.