Healthcare is an ever-evolving field. New research leads to new medical advances. This specialization in Cancer Biology was developed at Johns Hopkins University by top-ranked Hopkins professors and cancer experts. It focuses on basic cancer biology, how metastasis happens, and, specifically, screening guidelines to detect prostate cancer, which is the most common type of cancer among American men. The specialization begins with an introduction to the Biology of Cancer. This introduces the molecular biology of the disease and its biologic hallmarks. This course also explains the risk factors that lead to major cancers, such as lung cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer and liver cancer. Johns Hopkins University experts explain how cancer is staged and the main ways it is detected by imaging. They also discuss how major cancers can be treated. This specialization focuses on Understanding Cancer Metastasis and explains how cancer spreads. This course will explain the basic theories behind metastasis, and the biology behind each step in it. This course will also describe the major organs that are targeted by metastasis, and how they can harm patients. It also focuses on Understanding Prostate Cancer. This course will give you the tools and information to understand the risk factors, stages, treatment options, and how prostate cancer is treated.
