WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.030 --> 00:00:04.650 Hi everyone, I hope that you enjoyed 2 00:00:04.650 --> 00:00:08.070 learning about cancers of the respiratory system last week. 3 00:00:08.070 --> 00:00:09.420 This week, we'll be discussing 4 00:00:09.420 --> 00:00:11.940 cancers of the digestive system. 5 00:00:11.940 --> 00:00:14.850 We will cover esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, 6 00:00:14.850 --> 00:00:18.990 colorectal cancer, liver cancer, and pancreatic cancer. 7 00:00:18.990 --> 00:00:20.880 As always, we'll structure our discussion 8 00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:23.730 around trends in cancer incidents and mortality, 9 00:00:23.730 --> 00:00:27.030 cancer risk factors, and cancer prevention. 10 00:00:27.030 --> 00:00:30.420 This week, the first presentations of the course are due. 11 00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:32.520 For those of you who have selected this week to present, 12 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:34.080 please leave a link to your presentations 13 00:00:34.080 --> 00:00:37.320 on Yellowdig and on Brightspace by Tuesday. 14 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:38.940 For those of you not presenting, 15 00:00:38.940 --> 00:00:40.500 please leave at least two comments 16 00:00:40.500 --> 00:00:43.440 on your classmates' presentations on Yellowdig. 17 00:00:43.440 --> 00:00:45.640 As a reminder to those presenting this week, 18 00:00:47.031 --> 00:00:51.930 pay particular attention to the following. 19 00:00:51.930 --> 00:00:54.450 I want to see that you effectively use 20 00:00:54.450 --> 00:00:55.530 your background research 21 00:00:55.530 --> 00:00:57.780 to show the importance of the project 22 00:00:57.780 --> 00:01:00.510 and the current state of research in the field, 23 00:01:00.510 --> 00:01:02.640 on the particular cancer site, 24 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:05.220 and on the community that you've selected. 25 00:01:05.220 --> 00:01:06.690 I want you to really clearly state 26 00:01:06.690 --> 00:01:09.060 your three main research aims 27 00:01:09.060 --> 00:01:10.230 and give an example 28 00:01:10.230 --> 00:01:12.393 of a research method that you plan to use. 29 00:01:13.260 --> 00:01:15.660 I also want some real-life examples 30 00:01:15.660 --> 00:01:17.310 of key individuals and institutions, 31 00:01:17.310 --> 00:01:18.750 with which you plan to collaborate 32 00:01:18.750 --> 00:01:20.790 to accomplish your research. 33 00:01:20.790 --> 00:01:22.920 And finally, I'd like you to pay attention 34 00:01:22.920 --> 00:01:24.783 to the implications of your project. 35 00:01:25.740 --> 00:01:27.330 Depending on what your project finds, 36 00:01:27.330 --> 00:01:29.850 what might be future directions? 37 00:01:29.850 --> 00:01:32.940 Do you suggest that it would be important to plan 38 00:01:32.940 --> 00:01:36.783 a screening campaign for cervical cancer, for example? 39 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:40.410 Or do you think that there should be efforts made 40 00:01:40.410 --> 00:01:45.410 to decrease exposure to a certain risk factor, 41 00:01:46.260 --> 00:01:48.843 digging deeper into the idea of cancer prevention? 42 00:01:49.740 --> 00:01:52.020 What implications might your project have 43 00:01:52.020 --> 00:01:54.690 on the community that you're studying? 44 00:01:54.690 --> 00:01:56.550 Additionally, we have some textbook readings 45 00:01:56.550 --> 00:01:57.630 and supplementary readings 46 00:01:57.630 --> 00:01:59.760 that are listed in the module below. 47 00:01:59.760 --> 00:02:00.900 Your assignments this week 48 00:02:00.900 --> 00:02:02.790 are also to participate in Yellowdig 49 00:02:02.790 --> 00:02:06.000 and to complete the quiz at the end of the module. 50 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:07.770 As always, if you have any questions, 51 00:02:07.770 --> 00:02:09.360 please reach out and let me know. 52 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:10.740 I'm happy to answer questions 53 00:02:10.740 --> 00:02:13.350 or chat more about the topics from this week. 54 00:02:13.350 --> 00:02:15.000 I hope you all have a great week, 55 00:02:15.000 --> 00:02:17.650 and I'm looking forward to seeing your presentations.