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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 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!

SS

Apr 11, 2019

Thanks a lot, Dr. Kenneth; the course has been very informative and mind-opening--it has also whetted my appetite to learn more about the topic.Thanks and best of regards in your endeavours!

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By Nikhil B

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Apr 1, 2020

Very helpfull

By Sandro Z

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Aug 15, 2019

Great course.

By Ghanem M G M

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May 1, 2019

thank so much

By olubunmi m

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Dec 28, 2017

Great course!

By Starr N

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Jun 22, 2017

Great course!

By Brenda G F

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Feb 20, 2017

Great course!

By Vera B

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Jan 16, 2017

it is amazing

By Nikolaos P

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Apr 29, 2016

interesting !

By Celine K

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Jun 19, 2022

Great course

By Maria K

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Apr 9, 2022

Great course

By Natthakorn K

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Sep 11, 2021

Nice course.

By João V d S C

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Aug 5, 2021

Very good!!

By Cheng

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Dec 26, 2020

very useful.

By PAOLO M G V

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Oct 15, 2020

Great course

By KINJAL G C

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Jun 3, 2020

Very helpful

By Andrea

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May 17, 2020

Excellent!!!

By Puja M

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May 12, 2020

It was nice.

By Dharshini J

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Oct 20, 2019

Gud sessions

By aya s

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Jun 13, 2019

Great course

By P P K

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Mar 31, 2019

very helpful

By Hermilo H C

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Jan 18, 2018

great course

By Prasanna s

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Jul 26, 2017

Awesome!!!!!

By Jong M L

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May 29, 2017

Very helpful

By Pierre J

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Mar 21, 2017

Nice course.

By Fernando F G

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Nov 16, 2025

Nice course