Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments

BY
Cancer Research UK via Futurelearn

Study the science of immunotherapies, and treatments of cancer patients with the Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments online course.

Mode

Online

Duration

5 Weeks

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Learning efforts 3 Hours Per Week

Course overview

The way cancer is treated these days is changing so with these 5 weeks of Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification especially the Nurses researching on the clinical cancer treatment can get benefited. One of the world’s leading cancer charities, Cancer Research UK has crafted the certification course along with FuTureLearn who has been appointed for providing the achievement certificates.

The Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification syllabus contains fresh content on immune therapies including concepts like CAR T cells, PARP inhibitors, checkpoint inhibitors, and more. This Healthcare and Medicine course also takes into account different quizzes, articles, and interviews of real patients to help candidates learn about the evolving treatments. 

Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments training changes the way cancer is perceived, and hence providing a new ray of hope for every patient suffering from cancer. So candidates can learn, and share their experience and knowledge acquired with the world by studying for just 3 hours a week.

The highlights

  • Course on cancer treatments
  • 5 weeks of online study
  • 3 hours of sessions held weekly
  • Learn at one’s own pace
  • Certificate of completion

Program offerings

  • 5 weeks course
  • Online course
  • 3 hours weekly sessions
  • Certificate of completion
  • Progress mapping
  • Global classroom
  • Self paced course

Course and certificate fees

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Futurelearn

Who it is for

This Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments course has been predominantly curated for research nurses of clinical cancer, and other members conducting research that can be a proven Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or validation with the council of Nursing, and Midwifery. However, this course may also be relevant for Pharmacists and medical science graduates or others associated with the Nursing profession.

Eligibility criteria

Educational Qualification

  • Candidates with an educational background in nursing and a fundamental understanding of the way the cells actually work will be preferred over others.

Work Experience

  • Often work experience is not taken into consideration for this course but again a little experience in working for cancer patients may be considered.

Certification Qualifying Details

  • If candidates want to receive the Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification by FutureLearn, they must surely look into the course materials, and then try solving the assessments.

What you will learn

Knowledge of healthcare sciences

Once done, candidates will have a proper idea about the following things:

  • Targeted cancer treatments follow a certain way, and are developed based on a certain science, and the candidates will learn about it in detail.
  • Candidates will become more confident while explaining what is targeted cancer treatments, biomarkers, and immunotherapies to the cancer patients, and even their colleagues.
  • Learners can explain the reasons behind the side effects of these targeted treatments, and how exactly it affects a patient’s life quality.
  • Every treatment including targeted treatments faces challenges and they even have future potential and candidates will be able to recognize these.

The syllabus

What are targeted treatments and how are they used today

Biological concepts behind targeted cancer treatments and immunotherapies

Principles of cell communication and cancer

Treatments for solid tumours that block cell communication pathways (monoclonal antibodies and kinase inhibitors)

Communicating to patients about targeted cancer treatments

Side effects of treatments and how they impact patients’ quality of life

The unique properties of blood cancers and the targeted therapies used to treat them

The relationship between cancer and the immune system

Various immunotherapy strategies including checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-modified T cells and cancer treatment vaccines

How immunotherapy is reported in the news and managing patient expectations of treatment

The challenges of drug resistance and the implementation of biomarker tests

The future of targeted cancer treatments

Admission details

For any intricate details on the process of admission, candidates can see some steps written below:

Step 1: For the first step, students should go to the official course website.

Step 2: Next, on this website candidates must search for the ‘Join course for free’ button.

Step 3: This button once clicked will take the students onto a webpage where registration details are mentioned.

Step 4: For getting admitted, candidates need a new account on FutureLearn that they have to create.

Step 5: As soon as the account is created, candidates will be given admission directly. 


Filling the form

For applying to this Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments online course, candidates have to just fill a smaller version of an application form which is also called the registration form that requires minimal personal details to be filled up. If candidates don’t wish to fill the form with their personal details they can definitely try their hands on making an account with the main credentials of Facebook or Gmail accounts. 

How it helps

The Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification benefits are:

  • Candidates will be learning from experts in this cancer field and have a strong understanding of targeted cancer treatments and immunotherapies that is essential to treat patients.
  • To enhance one’s learning experience, candidates can share knowledge and hear the different perspectives of learners worldwide.
  • This course never lacks motivation as candidates can learn how much they have progressed throughout the course by completing steps through their progress page.

Instructors

Ms Anne Croudass
Lead Research
Cancer Research UK

Ms Elaine Vickers
Instructor
Freelancer

Ph.D

FAQs

Is it necessary to pay for the course once registered?

It isn’t necessary to pay for the course once a candidate has registered.

Which institute is dedicated to making the course content?

 Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is dedicated to making the content of Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments programme.

How many people have converted as students of this programme?

At least 18,735 people have converted to students of this programme.

Do the candidates need to learn any software for this programme?

There is no provision for learning any tools or software for the Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification course. 

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