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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

AH

Mar 17, 2017

I am an Undergraduate student and i didnt even read oncology subject, but this course not just start the beginer level , butt gradually it goes in depth and the flow of lectuures and topics is smooth

AS

Oct 15, 2021

A didática do curso é excelente, os docentes conseguem, em poucos minutos, explicar diversos assuntos de forma simples. Além disso, o conteúdo é super completo e corresponde a todas as expectativas.

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By rohan s

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Jul 6, 2022

very much informative course

By Kumari A

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Jan 15, 2020

great learning experience :)

By ZIHAN X

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Apr 27, 2019

Repetition can be reduced.

By Marco

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May 7, 2016

Clear and enjoyable course

By kevin j

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Sep 1, 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 9, 2020

very exciting course

By Emome T

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Sep 29, 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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Aug 31, 2020

great course

By Xufan G

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Nov 25, 2021

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By vaibhav j

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Jul 22, 2020

good course

By Ahmed A R T

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Jul 8, 2017

good course

By Haowen T

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Aug 23, 2017

very good

By Mawuli A

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Mar 9, 2022

5sta

By K U S

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Nov 20, 2020

Good

By Alagammai s

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Aug 8, 2020

Good

By Patrina L

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Jun 10, 2016

I found this course useful and appropriate in the material offered and the assessed questions as an introduction and an update in cancer biology for CPD purposes. It is rather disappointing that the final grade achieved is not printed on the certificate. For A$65 to join the course and not have the full information such as the hours involved and the final grade achieved makes it very disappointing not to reflect the effort I put in as well as tricky to include this course as part of a CPD program.

By Gerald V

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May 22, 2016

I wish that the classifications of the major cancer groups were more descriptive. concerning the treatment for different types of lung cancer for example. Nothing is mentioned about childhood cancers or the area of lymphomas. I realize that this is an overview of cancer but cancer cell biology and current treatment practices based on immunologic findings were not given the coverage they deserve.

By Monica S

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Sep 3, 2020

The course has seemed very interesting. It is well structured in my opinion and I want to thank the laboratory collaborators for their dedication and commitment, but ... it is a shame that the questions I asked in the forum are lost in limbo (no one ever answered my requests): If you have No one will solve any doubt for you. Anyway, thanks for the opportunity.

By John M

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Aug 18, 2020

Very inconsistent level of commitment. Some sections were very simple, then the fifth section was just a long list of drugs for different cancer types, without any explanation as to why they work for these different types. Not a rich learning experience.

By רוחמה ל

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Jun 14, 2022

Thanks for the course I learnt a lot and I hope this will help me with doing natural language processing of medical documents connected to cancer. In some cases diving into small details like specific drugs is not helpfull for an introdution course.