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Introduction to Oncology: System Involvement

Description: This course explores the way various body systems interact, influence, or become co-opted by cancerous cells.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
4. Objectives
5. Estrogen
6. Testosterone
7. Progress Check

IMMUNE SYSTEM
8. Objectives
9. History of Cancer and the Immune System
10. Cancer and the Immune System
11. Progress Check

ANGIOGENESIS
12. Objectives
13. Angiogenesis
14. Angiogenic Factors
15. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
16. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Detail how estrogen levels play a role in the development of certain cancers
Describe the difference between testosterone and DHT
List experiments involving use of the immune system to combat tumor growth
Explain how monoclonal antibodies might be used to treat cancer
Discuss how a compromised immune system enables tumor growth
Define "tumor necrosis"
Explain how a tumor is able to acquire the nutrients needed for growth and survival
List well-known angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors

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