-: Hi everyone, and welcome to module six.
Congratulations on making it
to the final module of the course.
I hope that you enjoyed learning about cancers
of the male reproductive system last week.
This week, we will be discussing cancers
of the urinary tract, endocrine system, and skin.
We will cover urinary bladder cancer,
kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, adrenal cancer,
malignant melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancer.
As always, we'll structure our discussion
around trends in cancer incidence and mortality,
cancer risk factors, and cancer prevention.
Good job on last week's presentations.
This week, we will jump into the final assignment
of the course, the Cancer Commentary.
This assignment is similar to an op-ed,
and it will allow you to learn more
about a cancer topic of interest.
Please see assignment details
on the assignments tab of Brightspace or in the syllabus.
Remember to include background research on the issue,
a call to action, correct punctuation and grammar,
and an appropriate journal or newspaper
to which you could submit your commentary.
Additionally, we have some textbook readings
and supplementary readings
that are listed in the module below.
Your assignments this week are to participate in Yellowdig
and to complete the quiz at the end of the module,
as well as submitting the commentary.
As always, if you have any questions,
please reach out and let me know.
I'm happy to answer questions
or chat more about the topics from this week.
I hope you all have a wonderful week.