The following videos were conceived and developed by a team at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital. The videos were not created by CancerQuest, but are presented here with the permission of the WCI and Grady teams.
Cancer, and cancer treatment can be very confusing and scary. The videos below are intended to explain cancer-related terms that cancer patients should know.
General Information
Cancer Treatments (Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy)
- What is radiation therapy?
- What is chemotherapy?
- What is curative cancer treatment?
- What is maintenance chemotherapy?
- What is palliative cancer treatment?
The Immune System and Immunotherapy
Cancer Treatment Side Effects
- What is drug 'toxicity'?
- What are 'side effects' of cancer treatment?
- What is a 'blood count'?
- What does 'risk of infection' mean?
- What is a 'transfusion'?
- What is fatigue?
- What is nausea?
- What is numbness?
General Cancer Terms
Cancer Treatment (Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy)
What is curative cancer treatment?
What is maintenance chemotherapy?
What is palliative cancer treatment?
The Immune System and Immunotherapy
What are the cells of the immune system?
Treatment Side Effects
What are the side effects of cancer treatment?
What is a blood count (complete blood count or CBC)?
What does 'risk of infection' mean?
What is cancer-related numbness?
These videos can also be found on the CancerQuest YouTube channel.
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