BLG 850 - What is Cancer? - 2024-2025 Calendar - Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)

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The basic biology of cancer as well as relevant clinical and therapeutic aspects of the disease will be covered. This knowledge will be then integrated with current public health issues in cancer prevention and treatment. Students will learn how to critically evaluate cancer claims in the news and explore common myths about cancer. Students will also have an opportunity to effectively communicate information about cancer to general public through current forms of media. This course is designed for non-science majors and as such does not require any university level science courses as prerequisites.</div> <div class="courseLength"><span class="courseInfoLabels">Weekly Contact: </span><span class="courseInfoValues">Lecture: 3 hrs. </span></div> <div class="courseWeight"><span class="courseInfoLabels">GPA Weight: </span><span class="courseInfoValues">1.00</span></div> <div class="courseCount"><span class="courseInfoLabels">Course Count: </span><span class="courseInfoValues">1.00</span></div> <div class="courseUnits"><span class="courseInfoLabels">Billing Units: </span><span class="courseInfoValues">1</span></div> <div class="courseAttribute"><span class="courseInfoLabels">Liberal Studies: </span><span class="courseInfoValues">UL</span></div> </div> <div class="requisitesBlockIcon"><img src="/etc.clientlibs/ryecms/static/icons/resources/png/clipboard_check.png" alt=""/></div> <div class="requisitesBlock"> <div> <div class="requisites"> <h3>Prerequisites</h3> <p>None</p> </div> <div class="requisites"> <h3>Co-Requisites</h3> <p>None</p> </div> <div class="requisites"> <h3>Antirequisites</h3> <p><a href="/content/ryerson/calendar/2024-2025/courses/biomedical-sciences/BMS/850.html" class="qTipCourse" data-url="/content/ryerson/calendar/2024-2025/courses/biomedical-sciences/BMS/850/jcr:content/resCalendarCourseEmbed.json">BMS 850</a></p> </div> <div class="requisites"> <h3>Custom Requisites</h3> <p>Not available to Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Contemporary Science, and Medical Physics students</p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div class="mentioned"> <h3>Mentioned in the Following Calendar Pages</h3> <div class="disclaimer">*List may not include courses that are on a common table shared between programs.</div> <ul> <li> <a href="/content/ryerson/calendar/2024-2025/liberal-studies/table_b.html">Table B - Upper Level Liberal Studies</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <script>$(document).ready(function(){addCoursePopover("#a6c39348-652f-4071-9ede-8270fb62a9c5","right");});</script> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> </main> <aside class="right-sidebar-section col-md-3 col-sm-4"> <div class="content stackparsys"> <div class="resText parbase section"> <div class="res-text richtextContent background-hidden replica " id="f85035f2-cd46-43ec-bf77-9cee8007c6d6" > <h3>Biology</h3> </div> <script>$(document).ready(function(){addCoursePopover("#f85035f2-cd46-43ec-bf77-9cee8007c6d6");});</script></div> <div class="resCalendarCourseStack section"> <div class="3d9c70ff-9889-4ada-9f5b-c4391bdf77d1 row"> <div class="stackContentMain col-sm-12"></div> </div> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery(".3d9c70ff-9889-4ada-9f5b-c4391bdf77d1 .stackContentMain").initStackComponent({ type:"course", uuid:"3d9c70ff-9889-4ada-9f5b-c4391bdf77d1", url:"/content/ryerson/calendar/2024-2025/courses/biology/inheritedContent/jcr:content/resRightSidebar/content/rescalendarcoursestack", limit:"2000", resultsPerPage:0, offset:"0", paginationType:"numbered", displayAs:"list", displayItems:{ displayTitle:true, displayDescription:false, displayLength:false, displayWeight:false, displayUnits:false, displayCourseCount:false, displayAttribute:false, displayConsent:false, displayPrerequisites:false, displayAntirequisites:false, displayCorequisites:false, displayCustomrequisites:false, openInNewWindow:false, splitCodeTitle:true, enableCourseLinking:true } }) }); 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BLG 850 - What is Cancer? - 2024-2025 Calendar - Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)