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Braving Chemo: What to Expect, How to Prepare and How to Get Through It by CancerQuest - Emory University: Introduction to Chemotherapy - 13 minutes
American Cancer Society: Chemotherapy - 3 minutes
This short video provides answers to some of the most common questions that people with cancer have about chemotherapy.
Cancer.Net - Radiation Therapy for Cancer: An Introduction with Dr. Karen Winkfield - 5:20 minutes
Dr. Karen Winkfield explains what radiation therapy is, the types used in cancer treatment, and how it may affect the body during treatment and after treatment is complete.
American Cancer Association - Radiation Therapy - 2:50 minutes
This short video provides answers to some of the most common questions that people with cancer have about radiation therapy.
American Cancer Society - Surgery - 2:40 minutes
This short video provides answers to some of the most common questions that people with cancer have about surgery.
These are just a few highlights from the Resource Library collection. Please click here to view our online catalog. For more information about the Resource Library and how to borrow materials, visit our website.
The Basics of Cancer Immunotherapy by 
NCCN Guidelines for Patients® Immunotherapy Side Effects - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by 
The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer by 
The End of the Beginning: Cancer, Immunity, and the Future of a Cure by 
A Cure Within: Scientists Unleashing the Immune System to Kill Cancer by Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation - Understanding the Immune System - 3:30 minutes
The immune system is a multi-layered defense system. In this video you will learn about your body’s innate and adaptive immune systems and how they work together to respond to bacteria, viruses, and cancer.
Cancer.Net - Immunotherapy: An Introduction - 6 minutes
In this patient education video, Dr. Jyoti Patel offers an overview of immunotherapy, also called biologic therapy. This is a type of treatment designed to boost the body's natural defenses to fight the cancer.
National Cancer Institute - Immunotherapy: How the Immune System Fights Cancer - 3:30 minutes
Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. This animation explains three types of immunotherapy used to treat cancer: nonspecific immune stimulation, T-cell transfer therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Cancer Support Community - Immunotherapy Overview - 8:30 minutes
This video explains what immunotherapy is and how it works. It covers 8 common types of immunotherapy treatments and explains how each treatment works in different ways with your immune system to fight cancer.
NCCN Guidelines for Patients® Immunotherapy Side Effects - CAR T-Cell Therapy by A Look at How CAR-T Cell Therapy Works - 1:30 minutes
Cancer Support Community - CAR T Cell Therapy - 13:40 minutes
This video discusses how CAR T cell therapy works, cost of treatment and insurance, possible side effects and future research.
How targeted therapies work – Macmillan Cancer Support - 2:40 minutes
This cancer information video describes a common treatment for cancer – targeted therapies. The animation shows how the targeted therapies work and what effect they have on the body to try to make the cancer cells reduce.
Cancer.Net - What Are Targeted Therapies for Cancer Treatment? - 6 minutes
Targeted therapy works by using medication to target the cancer’s specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival. Thoracic oncologist Dr. Jyoti Patel explains how this personalized or precision medicine works, and how it differs from other cancer treatments.
Cancer Support Community - Precision Medicine: Targeted Therapy - 6:30 minutes
Be the Match: What are the types of transplant? - 6:30 minutes
Transplant experts and patients describe the difference between an autologous and allogeneic transplant.
Be the Match: What is a blood or marrow transplant? - 5 minutes
Patients and transplant experts explain the basics of a blood or marrow transplant.
