Cancer in the 21st Century: the Genomic Revolution
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Cancer in the 21st Century: the Genomic Revolution at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹900 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Cancer in the 21st Century: the Genomic Revolution at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 6 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
Cancer in the 21st Century: the Genomic Revolution at FutureLearn Course details
- Cancer Research UK estimates that 1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. It is a disease that impacts on most people's lives at some stage. So understanding cancer, and the development of new treatments, is of intrinsic interest to us all.
- This free online course is open to anyone, although it is designed for individuals with a prior interest in biology, including current undergraduate students, and nurses or medics who want to further their knowledge in this area.
- Over six weeks, we will examine three key questions about cancer diagnosis and treatment:
- The course will offer insights into patients' experiences and enable discussions on key issues. Guest lecturers will include active researchers and those involved in direct patient care.
- You will also get the chance to undertake your own internet-based investigation into one of the most exciting areas of cancer research.
- You can read more about this course in Dr. Leah Marks' post for the FutureLearn blog: ?New horizons: cancer and the genomic revolution.?
Cancer in the 21st Century: the Genomic Revolution at FutureLearn Curriculum
Where have we come from? The 'normal' cell and beyond
Starting off!
The normal cell and when things go wrong
Cancer is a multistep process
Cancer subtypes
All under control: the cell cycle and checkpoints
Week 1 summary
The evolution of the cancer genome
Introduction to Week 2: the evolution of the cancer genome
Tumour suppressor genes and oncogenes
The hallmarks of cancer
Cancer stem cells and clonal evolution
Discussion - design ways to cure cancer
Week 2 summary
Cancer causation and abnormal DNA
Introduction to Week 3
Cancer epidemiology
DNA damage and repair
Environmental factors
Evaluating sources on the internet: can you believe what you read about cancer?
Inherited predisposition to cancer
Genetic counselling
Week 3 summary
Where are we now? Current approaches to cancer
Introduction to Week 4
The Beatson story
Cancer diagnosis and screening
Clinical management of cancer and chemotherapy
Surgery in cancer
Radiotherapy
Week 4 summary
Targeted therapies
Introduction to Week 5
An introduction to personalised treatment
Targeted therapy in: breast cancer
Targeted therapy in: chronic myeloid leukaemia
Targeted therapy in: lung cancer
Cancer metabolism and targeted therapies
From bench to bedside
Week 5 summary
Where are we going? The genomic revolution
Introduction to Week 6
Personalizing cancer medicine and other recent developments
Mouse models and pancreatic cancer research
Epigenetics and cancer
Bioinformatics in research
Can we afford it?
Finishing off
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