Foundations of Cancer Biology and Pathology

This course builds foundational understanding of cancer biology from molecular to cellular to organismal levels through 10 large group and 2 small group instructional hours. Sessions include: Tissue Biology; Regulation of Cell Growth, Proliferation, and Differentiation; Cell Injury, Cell Death, and Adaptation; Inflammation and Repair; Basics of Cancer Biology; Clinical Aspects of Cancer; Local Cancer Treatments; Systemic Cancer Treatments; Cancer Epidemiology, Screening and Prevention; Laboratory: This session will focus on clinical aspects of cancer including case histories, clinical test orders and results, radiologic images, gross pathology specimens, digital histopathology slides, pathology reports, and overviews of treatment planning