Instructional Video5:42
SciShow

Why We Need Camels To Treat Cancer

12th - Higher Ed
In the fight against diseases like cancers and blood disorders, sometimes we need to turn to unexpected allies. And in this case, one of those allies was a tiny little nanobody hiding inside of... camels.



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Instructional Video7:54
SciShow

Chemo Sucks. Science Is Changing That

12th - Higher Ed
We use chemotherapy because it works, but no one has ever come home from chemo treatment and gone "That was fun!" Let's look at the new targeted therapies and personalized treatments for cancer that doctors are developing for clinical use.
Instructional Video8:38
SciShow

CRISPR: A Gene-Editing Superpower

12th - Higher Ed
Any molecular biologist will tell you that genetic engineering is tricky. But up until recently we might be witnessing a new age in human development.
Instructional Video3:09
Curated Video

Free Home Cleaning Gives Cancer Patients Peace and Hope

3rd - Higher Ed
Most of us are either directly impacted or know someone affected by breast cancer. In recognition of this ongoing battle, OnlyGood.tv will be sharing several stories throughout October, Breast Cancer...
Instructional Video8:56
Curated Video

How lasers are used to treat cancer

9th - Higher Ed
In medicine, we use different types of lasers to fight cancer. In this video, we will learn everything about carbon dioxide (CO2), argon and neodymium: yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) lasers and how they are used to treat cancer in a...
Instructional Video1:11
Curated Video

Galangal: A Potential Cancer Treatment? Research Findings and Recommendations

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Researchers at King's College in London have discovered that galangal, a root vegetable commonly used in Thai cuisine, has shown potential as a cancer treatment. In laboratory tests, galangal extract was found to efficiently kill cancer...
Instructional Video4:54
Healthcare Triage

Can a Low Sugar Diet "Starve Cancer?"

Higher Ed
Cancer is scary. And fear can lead us to try and find hope in some pretty dubious treatment suggestions. There's a myth circulating in internet health circles that eating a low-sugar diet can somehow starve the cancer and shrink tumors....
Instructional Video4:34
Wonderscape

Snake Venom: A Potential Lifesaver

K - 5th
Uncover how snake venom, often seen as deadly, can be a source of life-saving medical treatments. This video explains the process of venom extraction and its transformation into medicines. Discover how toxins from species like the...
Instructional Video7:58
The Guardian

Moving Forward After a Year of Cancer

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Victoria goes in for her annual mammogram after a year of breast cancer treatment. The initial result is concerning, but a second scan delivers good news. Victoria and her teenage son express relief and talk about some of the things they...
Instructional Video7:58
The Guardian

Adjusting to Life with Cancer

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As Victoria's chemotherapy and cancer treatment continue, she and her teenage son adjust to a new normal. Both go back and forth between feeling hopeful and feeling low as Victoria prepares for her last round of chemo and 2018 comes to...
Instructional Video7:37
The Guardian

The Physical and Interpersonal Impacts of Chemotherapy

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Victoria Mapplebeck continues documenting her cancer diagnosis and treatment. As a single parent, she worries about the impact her treatment and illness will have on her teenage son. She shares what it is like to start losing her hair...
Instructional Video6:01
The Guardian

Processing a Cancer Diagnosis

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When Victoria Mapplebeck was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to record each step of her journey. In this clip, Victoria is receives the diagnosis and begins preparing for treatment. She and her son discuss how they are each...
Instructional Video2:53
Healthcare Triage

Cancer Research Spotlighted in Nobel Prize for Medicine

Higher Ed
We've been talking a lot about the state of cancer research in the HCT Podcast, and now the Nobel prize in medicine is going to cancer researchers. So that's pretty cool. Check out some of the amazing (and amazingly expensive) treatments...
Instructional Video0:39
Next Animation Studio

Modified polio virus used to treat brain cancer

12th - Higher Ed
A new experimental treatment is using a modified version of a once-dreaded virus to fight against a deadly form of brain cancer.
Instructional Video1:05
Next Animation Studio

Immune discovery could be universal cure to cancer

12th - Higher Ed
Cardiff University researchers have identified a mechanism in our immune system that could be utilized to treat most cancers. <br/>
Instructional Video1:44
National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST and the Promise of Precision Medicine

9th - 12th
Find out more about how the National Institute of Standards and Technology is playing a pivotal role in helping to define the measurements and standards needed to ensure the promise of precision medicine.
Instructional Video2:50
Curated Video

How to detect the deadliest form of cancer

12th - Higher Ed
Lung cancer is the deadliest of cancers. Screening could save thousands of lives, so why is it not the norm?
Instructional Video4:38
HealthSketch

What is Cancer?

Higher Ed
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Killing Cancer: Novel Brain Tumor Treatment Inspires Hope

9th - 10th
Describes a new type of treatment for deadly brain cancer that uses white blood cells to transport anticancer drugs to tumors. [4:45]
Instructional Video
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute: Video Journey Into Nanotechnology

9th - 10th
Watch a video to learn how nanotechnology can be used to detect, diagnose, and treat cancer.