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UdemyCancer Biology 101
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UdemyThis course demystifies cancer biology for patients, students, and emerging researchers, teaching how cancer develops, progresses through stages, and responds to different treatments. The message is hopeful: dramatic progress has been made. Where survival was rare just years ago, most people now survive cancer.
You'll learn the mechanisms underlying how cancer starts and spreads, the staging system doctors use, and the treatment landscape. The course is clear and engaging, avoiding unnecessary jargon while maintaining scientific accuracy. It works as both a patient guide for understanding a personal or family diagnosis and as a solid introduction for biology students and those entering medical research.
The instruction stands on genuine expertise: the instructor holds a PhD in cancer-related molecular biology and brings experience as a medical writer. A co-contributor has a PhD in neuroscience and postdoctoral research in cancer biology.
If you or a loved one has cancer and want to understand more about how cancer starts and spreads, then this course is for you. This course is also for you if you are a high school or college student taking biology or a related topic and want to learn more about cancer. This course is also a useful introduction to cancer biology for medical students and PhD students, although it might be considered a bit basic by some students at that level.
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.
What makes me qualified to teach you? I’m Dr. Emma Nichols. I have a PhD in cancer-related molecular biology and a Master’s degree in technical communication. I've spent my career as a medical writer and now a producer of online courses. It's my job to stay up to date in the latest advances in medical topics, including cancer, and it is my hope that I can convey this information to you in a clear and engaging manner.
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Smitha Reddy, PhD, who has a PhD in neuroscience and postdoctoral training in cancer research, helped to create the course
slides on which the course is based.
My promise to you I am here to teach and communicate about
science and medicine. If you have any questions about the course
content or anything related to this topic, you can always post a
question in the course or send me a direct message.
Go ahead and click the enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1!
All the best, Emma
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