OVERVIEW

Inside Cancer: How Genes Influence Cancer Development is organized by FutureLearn.

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
• Summarise the risk factors in cancer development
• Explore the genetics and epigenetics of cancer, particularly the influence of genes involved in oncogenesis, apoptosis, angiogenesis and metastasis
• Discuss the role of cancer stem cells and immune cells in cancer development
• Explain the rationale underlying cancer therapies and the challenges in cancer treatment