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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

GG

Apr 2, 2022

Great introductory course for students and researchers interested in the field of cancer. Thanks a lot to Coursera and instructors from JHU med school to put it together. Highly recommended!

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!

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By Mfon I V

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Sep 19, 2020

Wonderful !!!

By Juan F R

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Sep 19, 2020

Very thorough

By Sebastian A

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Jun 10, 2020

Great course!

By Ana B

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May 21, 2020

Good Course!!

By Dilsha T

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Apr 19, 2020

VERY HELPFULL

By Nikhil B

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Apr 1, 2020

Very helpfull

By Sandro Z

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Aug 16, 2019

Great course.

By Ghanem M G M

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May 2, 2019

thank so much

By olubunmi m

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Dec 28, 2017

Great course!

By Starr N

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Jun 23, 2017

Great course!

By Brenda G F

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Feb 21, 2017

Great course!

By Vera B

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Jan 16, 2017

it is amazing

By Nikolaos P

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Apr 30, 2016

interesting !

By Celine K

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Jun 20, 2022

Great course

By Maria K

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Apr 10, 2022

Great course

By Natthakorn K

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Sep 11, 2021

Nice course.

By João V d S C

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Aug 6, 2021

Very good!!

By Cheng

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Dec 27, 2020

very useful.

By PAOLO M G V

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Oct 16, 2020

Great course

By KINJAL G C

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Jun 4, 2020

Very helpful

By Andrea

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May 18, 2020

Excellent!!!

By Puja M

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May 13, 2020

It was nice.

By Dharshini J

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Oct 20, 2019

Gud sessions

By aya s

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Jun 14, 2019

Great course

By P P K

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Mar 31, 2019

very helpful