Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: College Courses

Meeting: 8:00PM - 8:50PM R (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023) 

Part of Term: Full Term - No WL Purge

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Method of Instruction: Face to Face

Credit Hours: 1

 

Section Max Enrollment: 19

Section Enrolled: 3

Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99) 

Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.

Enrollment data as of: 29-APR-2024 3:23PM

 

 

Final Exam: No Final Exam

 

Description: Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the world, taking more lives than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined. Lung cancer is so fatal because ~50% of lung cancer patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when only 6% of patients survive more than 5 years past their diagnosis. The most effective way to improve survival for patients with lung cancer is by diagnosing the cancer early through lung cancer screening. However, less than 6% of people at high-risk for lung cancer are currently getting screened in the U.S. In this course, students will learn about the current research around lung cancer and lung cancer screening in depth. We will discuss why lung cancer screening uptake is so low and devise strategies to improve lung cancer screening advocacy. We will hear from a lung cancer patient and thoracic surgeon. As part of the course, students will plan and organize a lung cancer awareness event and research a topic of interest within the lung cancer field. The main question we will try to answer throughout the course is: How can students engage in health activism around lung cancer? Background knowledge on lung cancer is welcome but not required by any means.