This course will invite you to become acquainted with the saga of the tremendous defense occurring within our bodies, in the relentless struggle against the threat of cancer. Cancer, characterized by the uncontrolled division of body cells, is one of the main medical challenges that the scientific community has been fighting for decades. However, fascinating modern research reveals that our body is equipped with a variety of ingenious defense mechanisms, capable of independently identifying and fighting cancerous cells through heroic and complex actions.

In this course, we will dive into the inner biological systems and expose the various mechanisms the body employs to deal with cancerous tumors that threaten to visit it almost daily. We will begin by understanding the nature of cancer and the factors influencing the development of the cancer cell, including a knowledge base in genetics, proteins, and genes. We will delve into studying the specific genetics of the cancer cell, familiarize ourselves with essential proteins such as p53 and Bcl, and be exposed to fascinating programmed cell death mechanisms such as Apoptosis, Autophagy, and Necrosis.

Finally, we will understand how the immune system serves as an additional arm in the body's defense array against cancerous tumors. Alongside this, the course will allow us to penetrate the tactics that the cancer cell sometimes employs to overcome early defense mechanisms and continue its abnormal development, unfortunately, all too often. The course material will be tailored to the age of the learners.

* The course material will be tailored to the age of the learners.