The Science of Cancer Survival
Like Duolingo, but for The Science of Cancer Survival. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo turns The Science of Cancer Survival into a game you actually finish. Levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that make it stick. Five minutes a day.
Where The Science of Cancer Survival takes you
Discover how your body's internal repair crews and immune system work together to fight off rogue cells. Learn why genetic differences make every person's battle with cancer unique.
- 1
How Your Body Stays Healthy
- The Rules of Cell Growth
- The DNA Repair Crew at Work
- When Cells Refuse to Stop Dividing
- How the Immune System Spots Trouble
- 2
Why Every Body Reacts Differently
- Small Genetic Changes, Big Impacts
- Why Some People Heal Faster
- How Variation Changes Cancer Risk
- The Role of Inherited Traits
- Environmental Triggers and Your Genes
- Predicting Survival Through Variation
- 3
Investigating Real-World Issues
- Asking the Right Research Questions
- Finding Reliable Biological Data
- Connecting Genetics to Modern Medicine
3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You know how a skin wound eventually closes up? What specific chemical signals tell those skin cells to start dividing?
Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.
You pick the voice
The Science of Cancer Survival is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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