Immunotherapy Side Effects for Cancer – An Overview for Patients

Thoracic oncologist Dr. Jyoti Patel gives patients an easy-to-follow overview on side effects they might experience during immunotherapy treatment for cancer, recognizing symptoms, and talking with the health care team.

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ASCO Answers Fact Sheet: Understanding Immunotherapy (PDF): https://www.cancer.net/sites/cancer.n...

Side Effects of Immunotherapy: https://www.cancer.net/navigating-can...

What You Need to Know About Immunotherapy Side Effects: https://www.cancer.net/blog/2018-02/w...

What It’s Like Taking Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer: https://www.cancer.net/blog/2017-08/w...

Understanding Immunotherapy: https://www.cancer.net/navigating-can...

00:00 Introduction to immunotherapy
00:27 Introduction to immunotherapy side effects
01:25 Potential side effects of immunotherapy
02:17 What to know about severe side effects from immunotherapy
02:58 Why it's important to track side effects when taking immunotherapy
03:13 What to know when taking immunotherapy along with other types of treatments
04:18 Where to find credible information about immunotherapy and related side effects