BIO 4482 - Cancer Biology

Institution:

Winston-Salem State University

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Description:

This course provides students with the fundamental considerations that affect the cells at a molecular level that create the circumstances from which abnormal cells arise. Lectures and demonstrations will be used to explain the role of nutrients, toxins, free radicals, DNA repair enzymes, growth factors, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, angiogenesis, signal transduction mechanisms in tumor formation, the role of the white blood cell system, macrophages, the role of rare proteins involved in tumor necrosis, apoptosis, and the role of natural killer cells and how they can be neutralized. In addition, this course will cover cancer epidemiology, prevention, and principles of drug action in reference to a cancer diagnosis.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wssu.edu

Phone Number:

(336) 750-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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