Exploring Cancer Medicines
Explore the use of medicines in treating cancer and take your first steps towards becoming a science writer in this online course from the University of Leeds.
Duration
2 weeks
Weekly study
2 hours
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This course will introduce you to the topic of cancer chemotherapy, and how the development of effective medications for the treatment of cancer remains a significant challenge to scientists.
You will research the use and development of cancer medicines, focusing on chemotherapy. In addition, through an exploration of how science is communicated to the general public, you will also look at the skills you need to become an effective science writer.
Week 1
The development of cancer medicines
Welcome
Before you get started, take some time to introduce yourself and meet your fellow learners from around the world.
What is cancer chemotherapy?
In this activity, you are introduced to cancer chemotherapy and start to research the early developments in this important field of medicinal science.
The historical perspective
In this activity, Dr Richard Foster shares his research into the history of developments in cancer medicines.
What's in the news?
In this activity, you will investigate how developments in cancer medicines are reported in the news in your part of the world.
Summary
To close this week, you are introduced to some of the options for studying at the University of Leeds. You will also be introduced to the topics covered next week.
Week 2
The future of cancer medicines
About Week 2
This week, you will find out more about the developments which have taken place in cancer medicines over the last 10 years, and explore what the future holds for cancer treatment.
What's happening now?
Last week, you explored the history of cancer medicines. In this activity, Dr Richard Foster brings you up to date by looking at recent developments and current research.
Future directions
In this activity you will discover what the future of cancer treatments could look like.
Keeping up to date
In this activity, you will find out how blog posts can keep you up to date with the developments in cancer research. You’ll also put your writing skills into practice by drafting a blog post.
Summary
Having reached the end of this course, you can test your understanding and then look forward to further courses from the University of Leeds.
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