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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 CHITRA J A

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Jun 13, 2020

Very good course

By Dr. H N

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Jun 10, 2020

Excelente curso!

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May 21, 2020

Very nice course

By Dania p

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Apr 26, 2020

Great Experience

By JOEL A

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Apr 9, 2020

Excellent course

By ARYA C

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Apr 8, 2020

very informative

By Debapriya H

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Feb 21, 2020

AWESOME COURSE .

By Mudasir K

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Jun 17, 2019

very Knowledgble

By Rahima B

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Jun 3, 2019

Very informative

By Francisco J G

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Feb 13, 2017

Great course !!!

By Ritu R

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Dec 22, 2016

very good course

By Danae G V

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Nov 23, 2016

Excellent curse.

By Sofia O O

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Oct 28, 2022

IT IS AMAZING!

By Adrien R

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Oct 21, 2022

Great course !

By Héctor L V G

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Oct 12, 2022

Great course!!

By Neha U M

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Feb 21, 2021

Very beneficial

By Shayra C

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Nov 7, 2020

Excelente curso

By Mintu S T

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Sep 7, 2020

It was Great!😍

By EVELLYN B F G

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Aug 17, 2020

Perfect!!!!!!!!

By MILAGROS M B S

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Jul 23, 2020

Excelente curso

By Abdulrahman M A E M

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Jul 9, 2020

A great course!

By Derrick R

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Jun 5, 2020

Very insightful

By HIRANNYA P V

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May 31, 2020

Excellent class

By Daniel A P

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Apr 30, 2020

Muy interesante

By Vinícius F

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Apr 29, 2019

Curso incrível!