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CourseraUnderstanding Cancer Metastasis
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The Biology of How Cancer Spreads
This beginner course tackles one of the most consequential questions in cancer research: how tumors metastasize. It covers the cellular and molecular biology behind cancer spread, from capillary dynamics to the drug development pipeline aimed at stopping it.
Who it's for
Biology students, aspiring researchers, or healthcare-adjacent professionals who want a grounded understanding of oncology beyond general awareness content.
What you'll learn
- Cell and molecular biology relevant to tumor spread
- Pathology and hemodynamics involved in metastasis
- How pharmacology and drug development target cancer progression
Over 70,000 learners have taken this course, a meaningful number for a genuinely science-heavy topic, and a good sign of the appetite for real biology education outside a formal degree program.
About this course
Over 500,000 people in the United States and over 8 million people worldwide are dying from cancer every year. 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.
Everyone has been, or will be touched by cancer in some way during their lifetime. Thanks to years of dedication and commitment to research we’ve made enormous advances in the prevention and treatment of cancer, But there is still a lot of
Skills you'll gain: Capillary, Hemodynamics, Drug Development, Oncology, Cell Biology, Biology, Pathology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology.
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