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.
Introduction to the Biology of Cancer
This course is part of Cancer Biology Specialization
Taught in English
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Instructor: Kenneth J. Pienta, M.D.
Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University
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There are 6 modules in this course
In this first week, we'll get a high-level introduction to the basics of cancer biology as well as incidence and common types of cancer.
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5 videos4 readings1 quiz
Now, we'll turn our attention to the genetics of cancer, variation and mutation, two-hit hypothesis, and genomic instability.
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4 videos1 quiz
All cancers share ten cellular hallmarks. This week, you'll learn to identify these hallmarks in order to distinguish a normal cell from a cancerous cell.
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4 videos1 quiz
The lethal agent of cancer is metastasis. This week, we'll take a good look at this deadly event, TNM staging, the metastatic process, and an ecological paradigm.
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5 videos1 quiz
This week, we'll examine imaging as a tool for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer.
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5 videos1 quiz
In this final week, we'll examine the variety of treatment options available to doctors and patients as well as the features of clinical trials and how they are used to improve the treatment arsenal.
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9 videos1 reading2 quizzes
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