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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!

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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By karim a

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Sep 13, 2021

it was quite hard for its description

By Natashabhatti

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Nov 20, 2016

Thoroughly enjoyed this online course

By AMALA L J

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Jul 17, 2020

Am clearly know about cancer therapy

By Akanksha

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Jun 20, 2020

this course is really helpful for me

By Indriani A

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Sep 6, 2017

Expect more materials for each topic

By Chi Z

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Feb 13, 2017

Great introduction for new leaner.

By Eric S

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Oct 10, 2016

Nice overview, not worth 50 bucks.

By Akshaya R

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Jan 21, 2018

It was a knowledgeable experience

By Om P K T

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Aug 23, 2021

Awesome Course on Cancer Biology

By Ahmed O

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Jan 21, 2021

Very good ..thank you very match

By Dr. S M M

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Jun 25, 2020

good and informative. thank u

By rohan s

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Jul 7, 2022

very much informative course

By Aparna P

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Jan 15, 2020

great learning experience :)

By feiyanGuo

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Aug 15, 2025

Unit3的课程有关周期的图表个人认为讲的不是很清楚

By ZIHAN X

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Apr 27, 2019

Repetition can be reduced.

By Marco

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May 8, 2016

Clear and enjoyable course

By kevin j

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Sep 2, 2017

very useful and informing

By ARSH B

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Apr 21, 2020

very informative course

By 181BT039 P S

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Aug 25, 2020

The lectures was good

By Ziad A

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Apr 10, 2020

very exciting course

By Emome T

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Sep 30, 2020

Arigato gozaimasu

By SALEEKHA P K T

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Jun 22, 2020

An awesome course

By monika b

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May 20, 2017

excellent , good

By Haripriya V

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Jun 13, 2020

good experience

By Marian M

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Sep 1, 2020

great course