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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

KI

May 8, 2020

Brilliant! I loved it! Learnt a lot, helps me in my field of Artificial Intelligence by understanding what cancer really means. Helps me empathize with the challenges at hand better. Thank you.

FM

Jun 12, 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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Oct 11, 2020

It's very useful and easily understanding subject to the students

By Gerwin N B

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Aug 19, 2020

Just the right difficulty, engaging and comprehensive. Great job!

By NEHA S

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May 24, 2020

Thank you for guiding and teaching me. It was a great experience.

By Rogelio A C G

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May 15, 2020

A very interesting and informative course, would highly recommend

By Hiba M

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May 15, 2019

What a great course to learn very informative and well designed .

By Trevor J H

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Dec 30, 2017

Top course, very interesting and informative. Highly recommended!

By Giovanne D

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Jul 5, 2020

Great course, which I would like to have a complementary course.

By Sanghita B

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Jul 4, 2020

This course was really very helpful. It was easy to understand .

By Karthika J

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Jun 12, 2020

THANKYOU FOR PROVIDING THE ASPIRING STUDENTS TO GAIN INFORMATION

By Aadhavan

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May 28, 2020

I really enjoyed the course, it gave me a different perspective.

By Mark S

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Feb 26, 2020

Great course! I learned a lot. Format and pacing were excellent.

By Akshay S S

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Jun 28, 2019

It is very useful. And thank you for sharing information with me

By Luitgard K

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May 3, 2018

An easy to follow but thorough course. Engaging and interesting.

By Jason L

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Jun 20, 2017

Love it, easy to use and understand too. Definitely recommend it

By Maraeh M

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Aug 9, 2016

Very informative and helpful to both students and professionals.

By Pedro H O

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Apr 27, 2016

Linguagem clara, informações pertinentes e de fácil compreensão!

By Andrew K

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Jul 5, 2023

Put together very well! Very informative and paced really well!

By Sofiya

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Feb 19, 2021

Thanks for remarkably useful and very full course about cancer!

By Ammini c j

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Oct 4, 2020

The course help me to know more about the treatments fo cancer.

By Karen C

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Jul 20, 2020

Me encanto, aprendí muchas cosas nuevas. Lo recomiendo al 100%.

By Shweta S C

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Aug 19, 2018

I find this to be a very informative and well presented course.

By Mahmoud M E

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Dec 29, 2017

really it was a fruitful course , hope you make an advanced one

By Santi W

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Jan 9, 2021

i love this course. It gives me many new knowledge and useful.

By Zhanna R

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Dec 26, 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