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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

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!

IY

Feb 25, 2017

great course with very experience lecturers . it has helped me to gain more insight into cancer development. thank you so much Dr. Kenneth J. Pienta and the other doctors. God bless you all.

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By Jong M L

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May 30, 2017

Very helpful

By Pierre J

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Mar 22, 2017

Nice course.

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Nov 17, 2025

Nice course

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Mar 13, 2025

Best Course

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Jul 29, 2023

Interesting

By Sinan M

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Aug 8, 2022

good course

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Jun 6, 2022

very useful

By Matthew P

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Jul 8, 2021

Revelatory!

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Dec 13, 2020

Best course

By Dayana D Z D

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Nov 2, 2020

It was good

By Victoria L M

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Jul 16, 2020

Muito bom!!

By Ansika B

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Jul 11, 2020

nice course

By Rishika A

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May 17, 2020

best course

By Malshi O G

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Sep 10, 2019

Really good

By David H

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Mar 12, 2019

Grat course

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Aug 24, 2017

really good

By Esra A

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Jan 10, 2017

magnificent

By 宋亚骏

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Aug 22, 2025

very good!

By Guilherme C

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Feb 25, 2023

Excellent!

By Hugo L

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Jun 2, 2022

Very good!

By Jeannie P

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May 22, 2021

So helpful

By Jonathan A H B

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Sep 30, 2020

Excellent!

By Vlad H

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Aug 6, 2020

Excellent!

By Sandhosh K

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Jun 1, 2020

Awesome...

By Julia W

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May 7, 2019

Muito bom!