What Science Knows about Cancer

Arm yourself with information. In this course taught by a frontline cancer researcher, you discover how cancer is caused, how it works, and what science is doing to stop it.

• By This Professor
• 01: Cancer Is an Ongoing Challenge
• 02: Cancer Is a Major Burden to Society
• 03: Discovering Causes of Cancer in Populations
• 04: Some Causes of Cancer in Populations
• 05: DNA Is the Key to Understanding Cancer
• 06: How Does DNA Change to Initiate Cancer?
• 07: How Do We Know If Something Causes Cancer?
• 08: How Do Normal Cells Function?
• 09: What Is Different about Cancer Cells?
• 10: How Do Tumors Grow?
• 11: How Tumors Spread and Thrive
• 12: What Are Tumor Viruses?
• 13: How Do Tumor Viruses Cause Cancer?
• 14: How Do Cancer-Causing Genes Work?
• 15: Can Cancer Be Inherited?
• 16: How Do Normal Genes Suppress Tumors?
• 17: How Do Genetic Changes Result in Cancer?
• 18: Treating Cancer with Surgery
• 19: Treating Cancer with Radiation
• 20: Treating Cancer with Drugs
• 21: How Do Drugs Attack Cancer?
• 22: Frontiers of Cancer Treatment
• 23: Can Screening for Cancer Be Useful?
• 24: Can Cancer Be Prevented?