SMi Source lesson Oncology Primer: Overview has the following microlearning topics
1. Cancer Overview: Welcome
2. Cancer Terminology
3. Primary Hallmark Capabilities of Cancer Cells
4. Autonomous Growth Signaling
5. Autonomous Proliferative Signaling
6. Evasion of Growth Suppressors
7. Evasion of Cell Death
8. Potential for Limitless Replication
9. Induction of Sustained Angiogenesis
10. Invasion and Metastasis
11. Reprogramming Energy Metabolism
12. Evading Immune Destruction
13. Enabling Characteristics
14. Knowledge Check: Caretaker Genes
15. Knowledge Check: Cancer Cell Characteristics
16. Knowledge Check: Cancer Hallmarks
17. Knowledge Check: Pro-Angiogenic Factors in Tumor Development
Lesson Oncology Primer: Overview teaches these concepts
Cancer Overview
Cancer Overview: Introduction
Cancer Overview: Welcome
Lesson Oncology Primer: Overview addresses these key points
Welcome
Overview
Common cancer terms and definitions
- Cancer
- Carcinogenesis
- Oncogene
- Metastasis
Central hallmarks of cancer cells
- Capacity for autonomous proliferative signaling
- Ability to evade or circumvent growth suppressors
- Increased resistance to cell death
- Potential for limitless replication
- Capacity to induce sustained angiogenesis
- Ability to invade and metastasize
- Facility to alter or reprogram energy metabolism
- Capacity to evade the host's immune response
‘Enablers’ of cancer hallmark properties
- Genomic instability
- Tumor inflammation