Cancer : A Basic Course

 

 

The goal

In Mechanisms of Disease there are a series of lectures on Neoplasia.  In addition these lectures build upon topics covered in previous components of both Phase 1 and Phase 2, in particular basic histology and cell biology, would healing, and basic cell biology.

The purpose of this web based tutorial is to supplement the lecture and practical course as well as guide your reading.   Each page within this web site is self contained.  Each page is intended to be a discrete topic that should be understood.  Additional pages link to this allowing a concept to be developed and explained, often with supporting evidence. 

This Basic Course is supplemented by a Question & Answer page that allows you to ensure that some absolutely key facts and ideas are understood.  In some places questions are posed and model answers given in adjacent links.   

 

HOW TO USE THIS SITE

Any text in blue is a link!

The  full contents of this are shown so that you can decide what you wish to study, alternatively you can follow the key elements as shown below.  

The key elements of the web-based basic course include

Growth

Disorders of cell growth

Cancer: an overview

Additional components include

Self assessment 

Useful sources

The material was revised and updated in February 2007

Contact Information

Postal address

Dept of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BL.

Electronic contact for comments
 
Please send any comments and suggestions to Peter Hall
  

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Last modified: February 26, 2003