BENG 100 - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering
Lecture 24 - Biomedical Engineers and Cancer. Professor Saltzman uses cancer diagnosis and treatment as an example to demonstrate the some applications of biomedical engineering technologies and methods. Some issues involved in cancer treatment, such as tumor angiogenesis, radiation sensitivity, drug localization, and cancer stem cells are mentioned. Next, he describes the phases (I-IV), in compliance to guidelines enforced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which a new drug compound must go through to gain approval prior to public distribution/sale. Finally, Professor Saltzman draws attention to the areas that biomedical engineers may contribute to, to improve this process. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 24 - Biomedical Engineers and Cancer |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction to Cancer |
| [00:03:55] | 2. Cancer Epidemiology and Biology |
| [00:16:25] | 3. Detection of Cancer |
| [00:23:45] | 4. Cancer Treatment Options |
| [00:34:47] | 5. New Drug Developments in Chemotherapy |
| [00:38:53] | 6. Technical and Economic Difficulties of Cancer Drug Research |
| References |
| Lecture 24 - Biomedical Engineers and Cancer Instructor: W. Mark Saltzman. Resources: Summary and key concepts: chapter 17 [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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