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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 houda m

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Jun 9, 2019

Le cancer n'a plus de secret pour moi après cette chouette enquête . Merci énormément

By Prakhar S

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Apr 18, 2019

Nice course content, with full detailed course knowledge and good graded assignments.

By Takayuki T

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Mar 24, 2019

This course is appropriate for people who want to learn about some aspects of cancer.

By Georgia L

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Nov 2, 2017

The knowledge I was aiming to obtain by joining this course exceeded my expectations.

By ELİF K

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Dec 29, 2020

That's my first course here. As a beginning it was excellent. Thanks for everything!

By Shivnetra R

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Jun 4, 2020

It was an awesome experience and thank you for make my lockdown days more productive

By Abel G

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Jul 2, 2017

It's a good course. You can understand all the contents with very shallow knowledge.

By Uka N K

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Apr 23, 2024

Great work put up in this study. Easy learning techniques used. Good illustrations.

By Nishadi D

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Jun 27, 2023

very valuable information for me to know about cancer and my future education side.

By Marie-Claire V F

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Nov 6, 2022

Great course. I highly recommend the course to anyone new in the field like myself.

By Muaz F

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Nov 25, 2020

Sir, you should ask more questions into the quiz about CANCER screening with images

By Yassmin S A A

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May 26, 2020

I'm very pleased to pass this good course and thanks for the certificate with honor

By Павлова Ю В

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Apr 6, 2020

Замечательный курс по основам онкологии! Для общего ознакомления вполне достаточно.

By Zaki D

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May 3, 2019

Great introduction to better understanding cancer and it treatments and challenges.

By Abdualrahman M

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Apr 4, 2019

give more details on the treatment ... or make another module for the treatment ...

By Aqeel A

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Mar 25, 2023

Just an amazing coursework, strongly related with my interest. Highly recommended.

By Kerlos H

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Oct 8, 2021

I learned a lot of skills help me to improve my self and will help me in my career

By Sukrithi.SK

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Jul 5, 2020

it was very useful course , i learnt new topics about cancer . Really very useful

By DILANI O

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Jul 3, 2020

This was extremely helpful and enjoyable to learn. Thank you so much to the team !

By Hinal K

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May 31, 2020

best course ever learn, very specific, very manginificant and explained perfectly.

By Shaimaa A

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Jul 25, 2019

i liked the content and the method of teaching

all my thanks to course instructors

By M.Manisha

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Mar 19, 2017

Thank u for giving a attractive lecture and it really heIp me for future research.

By Benjamin T

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Jun 19, 2016

Very excellent introduction to the biology of cancer from a high level University.

By Kash B

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Oct 5, 2021

A short course but with excellent content, learned a lot, would highly recommend.

By ROJAS J S

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Oct 30, 2020

Buen curso, nos da la introducción a personas que estamos iniciando en este tema.