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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 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.

By Haidi Z

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Aug 23, 2019

thanks for your sincere efforts in putting this course. Absolutely recommended :)

By Justin S

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Apr 7, 2023

Great course for beginners to get quickly up to speed on the treatment of cancer

By Patricia O N

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Jul 12, 2021

am grateful for this course which severed as an eye opener to the cancer world .

By ANTONIO R A

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Sep 5, 2020

It is one of the best courses I've taken in my career, I get a lot of knowledge.

By Lisa L A G

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Jul 26, 2020

This was a very well structured course to the basic aspects of cancer! Well done

By Santhosh K S

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Apr 10, 2020

I have clearly understood the baiscs of cancer biology, diagnosis and treatment.

By Suba S S A

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Jan 28, 2020

It is a very interesting course which explicitly explains the biology of cancer.

By Jong D P

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Aug 25, 2019

I highly recommend this course to those who wish to major in biology or medicine

By Fran M

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Apr 30, 2016

Excellent overview of the subject, not difficult to follow and very informative.

By Anika N L

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Aug 6, 2020

This course is so helpful to understand every single detail related with cancer

By Maithili D

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Jun 16, 2020

This course is really very useful to understand the deep knowledge about cancer

By Heizekiah G

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Feb 3, 2020

a very good eye opener. i enjoyed and had a great experience with thew content.

By James B

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Jan 13, 2019

I enjoyed this course. The content and delivery were professional and engaging.

By Hossam E

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Dec 5, 2017

the course is very informative and interesting ..also presentation is very good

By Nivetha R

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May 19, 2016

Very good for beginners who have no inkling to cancer biology at the slightest.

By Om P

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Jul 21, 2024

Gives a a basic overview with advanced techniques to understand cancer biology

By Caroline M S d P

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Aug 3, 2020

It was one of the best courses I've done. The professors have a great didatic.

By DIEGO A R D L M

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May 4, 2020

Es un curso bastante completo para principiantes, lo recomiendo completamente.

By Ismael M C

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Oct 12, 2024

Solid bases for the understanding of cancer cellular and molecular mechanisms

By Pâmella V N

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Apr 9, 2024

O curso é extremante didático, ilustrativo e necessário. Recomendo totalmente

By Maria G D

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Jan 10, 2024

Es un curso muy completo que te ayuda a entender de forma mas clara el cáncer

By Shafiq a k

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Apr 15, 2021

Very helpful for me as being a medical student it will help me alot in future

By Ch Y

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Dec 1, 2020

I truly enjoyed this course. every video was very informative and interesting