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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 Zhanna R

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Dec 27, 2020

Very interesting to learn and obtain new knowledge! Thank you!

By Kimaya D

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Nov 10, 2020

Excellent course, I was able to understand the material taught

By Guoliang Z

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Nov 1, 2020

This course significantly increases my knowledge about cancer.

By jun w p

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Sep 19, 2020

Such a wonderful lecture to learn about cancer and treatments.

By Muneeb F

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Jul 13, 2020

I have learnt to identify the major types of cancer worldwide.

By Ashnoor K S

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May 5, 2020

I highly recommend this course. I learned a lot of new things.

By Dr S K J

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Jul 31, 2017

wonderful courses and lot of knowledge obtained in this course

By Maryam H A

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Sep 8, 2021

It was basic course and I prefer more cellular signaling part

By Khánh V

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Aug 21, 2021

it's so great that I keep studying with full of concentration

By Saptorshi B

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Apr 9, 2021

amazing course with very well prepared concepts and materials

By Vishal L

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May 11, 2020

Excellent course!! All concepts are explained from the basics

By Soumyadeep P

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Jun 15, 2019

It is very much informtaive and wonderful course for research

By Ernesto M S

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Dec 20, 2016

Very good course! Congratulation to PhD Pienta and his group.

By Juste s

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Aug 4, 2024

Très pratique, bien expliqué et les vidéo pas trop longues .

By Zul O C

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Feb 24, 2021

I like most of the lecturers. Precise & concise information.

By Md S M

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Sep 25, 2020

Im appreciate in this course because i learn a lot of things

By Igor J N G

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Jul 21, 2020

It's a great course, and I'll do the tecahers are excellent!

By Shubhra

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May 5, 2020

It's an amazing course with a proper layout of the syllabus.

By Eman R

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Dec 1, 2019

It was really great and useful

i liked it and enjoyed it too

By Ghulam F

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Jan 1, 2021

Excellent team of course. I learned a lot from this course.

By Shreshth G

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Jul 10, 2020

Great Course for learning Cancer as an introductory course.

By Sharwadi S

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Jun 21, 2020

This was an awesome course to study about basics of cancer!

By Erin J P Z

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Apr 28, 2020

It was really complete and the topics explained dynamically

By TEJAL T

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Apr 23, 2020

Excellently presented, ideal video length, good instructors