Description
The message of this course is that huge progress has been made in understanding cancer - most people now survive cancer whereas just a few years ago they did not. We'll talk about how cancer starts and spreads. We'll also talk about cancer staging and various types of cancer treatment as well as what to expect in the future.
Course content
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Introduction
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Types of Cancer
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Risk Factors
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How Is Cancer Initiated?
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How Do Cancer Cells Achieve Unregulated Cell Growth?
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Cancer Staging and Diagnostic Tests
Cancer Treatment Approaches
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Surgery
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Radiation Therapy
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Chemotherapy
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Immunotherapy
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Targeted Therapy
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Stem Cell Transplantation
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Precision Medicine
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Cancer Treatment Then and Now...
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Clinical Trials
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Progress in Cancer Survival
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Additional info
Instructor: Emma Nichols
Full lifetime access