Overview
Description
Introduction to the mechanisms of cancer development and treatment. Topics include mechanisms of carcinogenesis and neoplastic transformation, immune system and tumor surveillance and treatment options.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the molecular and biochemical basis for cancer.
- summarize how cancer develops and metastasizes.
- compare and contrast the different ways that cancer is diagnosed and treated.
- describe the immune response to cancer and summarize how cancer evades immunity.
- compare and contrast the different immunotherapeutic strategies used to control cancer.
- analyze and interpret data published in scientific journal articles.