What science knows about cancer

CD Audiobook

What science knows about cancer / Teaching Company.

Sadava, David E. (Added Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

Summary:

"There are few words in any language that strike as much fear as the word "cancer". One person in three develops malignant cancer in his or her lifetime, and one out of four dies from it. The aim of this course is to explain the science that underlies this disease. As you learn about how cancer works to subvert the body's normal functioning, you will see how cancer can be treated and even prevented."--Page 1 of course guidebook.

Record details

ISBN: 1598039687
ISBN: 9781598039689
Physical Description: 12 audio discs (720 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 166 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Publisher: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, �2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:: Program contains twenty-four lectures; the length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min.

Lecture notes and program information contained in course guidebook.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) in course guidebook.
Formatted Contents Note:: Lecture 1. Cancer is an ongoing challenge -- Lecture 2. Cancer is a major burden to society -- Lecture 3. Discovering causes of cancer in populations -- Lecture 4. Some causes of cancer in populations -- Lecture 5. DNA is the key to understanding cancer -- Lecture 6. How does DNA change to initiate cancer? -- Lecture 7. How do we know if something causes cancer? -- Lecture 8. How do normal cells function? -- Lecture 9. What is different about cancer cells? -- Lecture 10. How do tumors grow? -- Lecture 11. How tumors spread and thrive -- Lecture 12. What are tumor viruses? -- Lecture 13. How do tumor viruses cause cancer? -- Lecture 14. How do cancer-causing genes work? -- Lecture 15. Can cancer be inherited? -- Lecture 16. How do normal genes suppress tumors? -- Lecture 17. How do genetic changes result in cancer? -- Lecture 18. Treating cancer with surgery -- Lecture 19. Treating cancer with radiation -- Lecture 20. Treating cancer with drugs -- Lecture 21. How do drugs attack cancer? -- Lecture 22. Frontiers of cancer treatment -- Lecture 23. Can screening for cancer be useful? -- Lecture 24. Can cancer be prevented?
Participant or Performer Note:: Lecturer: Professor David Sadava, City of Hope Medical Center and the Claremont Colleges.
System Details Note:: Compact disc.