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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

SS

Apr 12, 2019

Thanks a lot, Dr. Kenneth; the course has been very informative and mind-opening--it has also whetted my appetite to learn more about the topic.Thanks and best of regards in your endeavours!

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!

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By Ansmariya J

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Apr 5, 2020

it was very useful and easy to understand

By Kripitch S

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Jul 16, 2019

Easy to understand and interesting topics

By B4Meka

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Apr 4, 2019

Worth the time to learn from this course.

By Nooshin A

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Jun 25, 2018

Perfect! Thank YOU all for your supports!

By Esther Z

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Jul 14, 2017

Como introducción me parece muy completa.

By Robyn A

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Jul 13, 2017

Great course! Easy to understand jargons!

By Lana M

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Apr 13, 2016

Excellent introduction to subject matter.

By Athira A

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Nov 14, 2024

Gained a lot of information about cancer

By Arpan D

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Aug 23, 2021

NICE AND INFORMATIVE COURSE AND LECTURES

By Emad M

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Jul 6, 2021

it's full , all information is very good

By Dorcous A M

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Oct 28, 2020

amazing experience throughout the course

By Rowena R

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Sep 21, 2020

Thank you very much for the opportunity!

By Herman R D M Q

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Jul 28, 2020

Excelente curso introductorio de cáncer.

By Jose M G V

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May 27, 2020

Un curso muy completo acerca del caancer

By Josette M

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May 9, 2020

Very informative and easy to understand.

By Massiel C

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Dec 9, 2017

Entendí muchas cosas y te hace consiente

By Mounika V

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Sep 23, 2023

Loved the way of presenting information

By Misbah S

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May 11, 2023

I learnt a lot from this amazing course

By Hanxiao

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Nov 28, 2022

This is fantastic! I really enjoyed it.

By Rosie T

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Jul 6, 2021

good course! I actually learned a lot!

By Ali a

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Nov 6, 2020

So useful for beginners... Thanks a lot

By Pranav A

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Jun 28, 2020

It was pretty informative and well made

By Gayathri D

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Jun 23, 2020

I learned many skills from these course

By Wilma G

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Jun 7, 2019

awesome course with clear explanations.

By Shyam K

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Dec 6, 2016

Clear, thorough and interesting course!