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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 Helvia R P B

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May 2, 2024

It is a very interesting course.

By Kenneth H

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Feb 22, 2023

Comprehensive and well presented

By Ashis S

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Sep 30, 2020

Advanced course I want to avail.

By Waqar P

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Sep 28, 2020

indeed a very informative course

By Lan H V

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Sep 10, 2020

Great course! Thank you so much!

By Passionate P

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Aug 23, 2020

Excellent and informative course

By Sujata S

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Jul 17, 2020

Very informative and interesting

By aneesh e

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May 28, 2020

Indeed, it is a wonderful course

By Savaliya B

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May 19, 2020

Nice cource & interesting cource

By Md. R A

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May 18, 2020

It is a nice course for everyone

By Ricardo F R

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Apr 11, 2020

It was a great course! Thank you

By Wilson

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May 22, 2019

Nice course!! Really helpful!!!!

By DEREJE E M

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Apr 12, 2019

thank you very much stay blessed

By Anupam b

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Mar 24, 2019

its a big platfrom for students.

By rahul y

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Oct 21, 2018

love this course great teachers

By Alexandra C

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Feb 28, 2021

Great course, very informative!

By Estefanny P G L

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Sep 2, 2019

Excelente curso. Muchas gracias

By Nada M

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Apr 20, 2018

the course was very informative

By Ariel J A Z

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Sep 22, 2017

The material is very important.

By Muhammad Q

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May 7, 2017

Nice course full of information

By Malgorzata M

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Feb 12, 2017

I've learned a lot - thank you!

By Aref S

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Jan 17, 2022

Nice Course to Find out Cancer

By Nikkei F

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Dec 12, 2021

Useful for health professions!

By Tao Y

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Oct 18, 2021

Great course! Easy to follow.