Course: Cancer Fundamentals: Introduction to Basic and Clinical Oncology

In this video, you meet our patient, Tineke, and her partner Erik. In 2016, Tineke was a 49-year-old active police officer in the Netherlands. Although she had smoked in her …

In this video doctor and patient discuss the treatment options after the disease progresses.

In this video pulmonologist Jeroen Hiltermann uses paintings of a wild and calm sea as a metaphor for the development of the disease during treatment. Do you think the metaphor …

As you could read in the previous step, over the last two decades a lot has changed in the treatment of lung cancer. Nowadays all patients with advanced lung cancer …

Classical treatments for lung cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and combinations of these approaches. The discovery of genes that drive tumor growth and progression has opened up novel treatment strategies. …

Diagnosing metastatic disease requires a combination of advanced imaging techniques and tissue biopsies to accurately detect cancer spread and guide treatment decisions. The main goals are to identify where the …

Cancer is considered a genetic disease. In the context of cancer, the term “genetic disease” refers to the fact that cancer arises from genetic alterations or mutations in the DNA …

Welcome to the course “Cancer Fundamentals: Introduction to Basic and Clinical Oncology”, an immersive course designed to deepen your understanding of cancer biology, diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. Throughout this …

Congratulations on completing the MOOC “Introduction to Oncology”! We hope you found the course insightful and valuable as a foundation in the field of oncology. Over the past three weeks, …

The initial reductionist perspective of cancer, which regarded a tumor as solely composed of cancer cells, has been abandoned. Presently, it is acknowledged that a tumor is a malignant version …

In this video the educators of this week introduce themselves and explain what you will learn in this week.

In this video the doctor discusses the treatment options with the patient.

The fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology procedure has become a well-liked modality in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of head and neck masses. Although the golden standard for many tumors in …

In this video neuro and head and neck radiologist Reina Kloet discusses the Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Assessment (FNAC) and how to determine if one can be performed safely. There …

In this video Dr Halmos discusses the findings with the patient. He explains that he could palpate the mass in the neck, but no other abnormalities were found with physical …