34 Unit 1: Introduction to Cancer & Current Strategies

 Unit 1 Learning Objectives

After reading through this unit you should be able to:

  • Describe what cancer is and how it can develop
  • Distinguish between benign and malignant tumors
  • Distinguish between the innate and adaptive immune system
  • Describe B and T cell development

 

Figure 1: Cancer and the immune system. Image from: https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2017/10/how-does-the-immune-system-work-when-it-comes-to-cancer-its-complicated

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Selected Topics in Health and Disease (Vol. 3) Copyright © 2020 by Class of HMB422 2020 and Dr. William Ju. All Rights Reserved.

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