WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.910 --> 00:00:03.930 Hi, everyone. 2 00:00:03.930 --> 00:00:06.300 I hope that you had a great first week of the course. 3 00:00:06.300 --> 00:00:07.950 This week we'll be discussing cancers 4 00:00:07.950 --> 00:00:09.750 of the respiratory system. 5 00:00:09.750 --> 00:00:12.390 We're going to cover lung cancer, laryngeal cancer 6 00:00:12.390 --> 00:00:15.090 and cancers of the lip and oral cavity. 7 00:00:15.090 --> 00:00:18.450 We'll discuss trends in cancer incidents and mortality, 8 00:00:18.450 --> 00:00:21.180 cancer risk factors and cancer prevention 9 00:00:21.180 --> 00:00:25.230 among these anatomical sites of cancer. 10 00:00:25.230 --> 00:00:27.180 This week, the second assignment of the course 11 00:00:27.180 --> 00:00:28.530 is due on Sunday. 12 00:00:28.530 --> 00:00:29.520 In this assignment, 13 00:00:29.520 --> 00:00:31.530 you're going to create a literature review 14 00:00:31.530 --> 00:00:33.690 for your final presentation topic. 15 00:00:33.690 --> 00:00:35.490 It's important to begin this assignment early 16 00:00:35.490 --> 00:00:36.960 as it involves identifying 17 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:38.760 and critically reading several articles 18 00:00:38.760 --> 00:00:41.973 that will form the basis of your final project. 19 00:00:43.020 --> 00:00:45.210 Additionally, we have some textbook readings 20 00:00:45.210 --> 00:00:46.980 and supplementary readings that are listed 21 00:00:46.980 --> 00:00:48.690 in the module below. 22 00:00:48.690 --> 00:00:50.940 Your assignments this week are to participate in Yellowdig 23 00:00:50.940 --> 00:00:53.370 and to complete the quiz at the end of the module, 24 00:00:53.370 --> 00:00:56.160 as well as to complete the literature review. 25 00:00:56.160 --> 00:00:58.200 I left a video below describing some 26 00:00:58.200 --> 00:00:59.700 of the ways that you can find articles 27 00:00:59.700 --> 00:01:03.030 for the literature review, and I heavily encourage you all 28 00:01:03.030 --> 00:01:05.610 to utilize the resources that the University 29 00:01:05.610 --> 00:01:10.500 of Vermont Library and on PubMed to search 30 00:01:10.500 --> 00:01:14.010 for articles and screen articles that you might use 31 00:01:14.010 --> 00:01:15.570 for your literature review 32 00:01:15.570 --> 00:01:17.370 by reading the abstract and by looking 33 00:01:17.370 --> 00:01:22.370 at keywords in the article titles and article summaries. 34 00:01:22.830 --> 00:01:24.540 As always, if you have any questions, 35 00:01:24.540 --> 00:01:26.340 please reach out to me and let me know. 36 00:01:26.340 --> 00:01:27.870 I'm happy to answer any questions 37 00:01:27.870 --> 00:01:30.210 or chat more about the topics from this week. 38 00:01:30.210 --> 00:01:32.060 I hope you all have a wonderful week.