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Patient Education Videos

Patient Education provides resources specific for each step of your MD Anderson experience. For patients and caregivers, we offer materials in different formats – booklets, documents, online links and videos.

The following is a list of available patient education videos. The videos are organized by topic so you can easily find what you need when you need it.

Welcome to MD Anderson

Tips while you are at MD Anderson

Finding your way around MD Anderson

Your care team

New patient and family orientation

MyChart video visit instructions

Scheduling an appointment at MD Anderson

Traveling to MD Anderson

The Learning Center at MD Anderson

Your first appointment at MD Anderson

Parking at MD Anderson

Bone Health

Introduction

Bone health & bone loss

Risk factors for cancer patients

Detection of osteoporosis

Treatment of bone loss

Prevention strategies

Breast Cancer

Exercises with drains

Exercises without drains

Guide to managing hormone therapy

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Lymph node mapping with sentinel node biopsy

Wound drainage system care: Mepilex dressing

Wound drainage system care: Biopatch dressing

Wound drainage system care: DuoDerm dressing

Wound drainage sys. care: Suture only, no dressing

Wound drainage system care: Tegaderm dressing

Wound drainage sys care: 4x4 gauze tape w/dressing

Wound drainage system care: Cutie dressing

Catheters and Pumps

Central venous catheter: Informed consent

Peripherally inserted central catheter: Consent

Implanted venous port & tunneled catheter removal

Central venous catheter: Care at home

CADD Solis Infusion Pump with Optima Closed System

Port needle removal at home

CADD Solis pump: Parts of the pump

CADD Solis pump: Changing a bag

CADD Solis pump: Troubleshooting alarms

Peripherally inserted central catheter (Spanish)

Chemotherapy

GI chemotherapy education program: FOLFOX

The Ambulatory Treatment Center: What to expect

GI Chemo: GA/GemNab: Gemcitabine & Nab-paclitaxel

Chemotherapy: Introduction

Chemotherapy: Fatigue

Chemotherapy: Nutrition and mouth care

Chemotherapy: Coping and support services

GI chemotherapy education: Overview - Folfiri

GI chemotherapy education: Side effects: Folfiri

GI chemotherapy education: Overview: Folfirinox

GI chemo education: Side effects: Folfirinox

Chemo: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation

Chemotherapy: Other side effects

Chemotherapy

Clinical Trials & Research

Part 1: Access to hope

Part 2: Center for Targeted Therapy

Part 3: What is targeted therapy?

Part 4: Who pays for the trial?

Magellan Study: A breast cancer clinical trial

Part 5: What to expect as a patient

Part 6: A summary of Phase 1 clinical trials

What you should know: Donating tissue for research

Clinical trials: Your financial responsibilities

Colonoscopy

About MD Anderson

About colon cancer

Preparing for & having a colonoscopy

After the procedure

Questions to ask your doctor

Diagnostics & Tests

Bone marrow aspiration

Bone mineral density test

Bone scan

Breast MRI

Ultrasound scan

Lung biopsy

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) under fluoroscopy

Discharge & Self Care at Home

Care of your urinary drainage bag (male)

Lung resection discharge & home care instructions

Tracheostomy care at home

Nephrostomy catheter care

Tube feeding at home

Stem cell transplant: Leaving the hospital

For allogenic stem cell transplant patients

Stem cell transplant discharge: Long-term care

For allogenic stem cell transplant patients

Eye conformer: proper placement

Fall prevention for inpatients

Wound drainage system care: Biopatch dressing

Wound drainage system care: DuoDerm dressing

Wound drainage sys. care: Suture only, no dressing

Wound drainage system care: Tegaderm dressing

Wound drainage sys care: 4x4 gauze tape w/dressing

Wound drainage system care: Cutie dressing

Wound drainage system care: Mepilex dressing

Stem cell transplant discharge: Self care

For allogenic stem cell transplant patients

Fall prevention: Community and home care

Distress Management

Coping with cancer

Endocrine Cancers

Diagnosis & treatment of adrenal disease

Hyperparathyroidism

Thyroid nodules: Diagnosis & treatment

Genetics

Genetic counseling

Leukemia

Leukemia specialty care unit

Living with leukemia

White blood cell donation/transfusion: Overview

White blood cell donation/transfusion: Donor info

Lymphedema

Lymphedema management: Caregiver bandaging leg

Lymphedema management: Self bandaging your leg

Lymphedema: Upper extremity manual lymph drainage

Lymphedema: Lower extremity manual lymph drainage

Lymphedema management: Self bandaging your arm

Lymphedema management: Caregiver bandaging arm

Lymphedema and breast cancer

Melanoma

What is high-dose Interleukin-2 therapy?

Who should receive high-dose Interleukin-2?

Interleukin-2: Welcome to the melanoma unit

Interleukin-2: Patient perspectives - FAQs

Orthopedics

What is a rotationplasty?

Ovarian Cancer

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Palliative and Supportive Care

Palliative Care Unit tour

Pediatrics

Preparing for pediatric CT scan with anesthesia

Preparing for pediatric CT scan without anesthesia

Children’s Cancer Hospital new patient orientation

Preparing for pediatric MRI scan with anesthesia

Prepping for pediatric MRI scan without anesthesia

Prevention & Screening

Bowel management

Cancer-related fatigue

Super defender kids tackle sepsis & germs

Radiation

Radiation Therapy: An introduction

Your radiation treatments

What to expect after radiation treatment

Radiation treatment side effects & diet

Pencil beam proton therapy

Proton Therapy Center: Questions and answers

Thoracic radiation: Chest, lung, esophageal

Accelerated partial breast irradiation

Gamma Knife radiosurgery

Head and neck radiation treatment

Radiation gating technique for lymphoma patients

Proton therapy for pediatric patients

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)

Respiratory gating for breast cancer patients

Rehabilitation

Pediatric and young adult exercises

Sarcoma

Diagnosis

Treatment

Side Effects

Bowel management

Surgery

Hemipelvectomy: Part 1

Hemipelvectomy: Part 2

Hemipelvectomy: Part 3

Hemipelvectomy: Part 4

Hemipelvectomy - Alan's story

Hemipelvectomy - Cathy's story

Hemipelvectomy - Matt's story

Hemipelvectomy: Marc's story

General and regional anesthesia

Patient care after parathyroid surgery

Strong for surgery: MD Anderson IMPAC clinic

Patient care after thyroid surgery

Surgery (ERAS) for Gynecology: Before Surgery

Surgery (ERAS) for Gynecology: Day of Surgery

Surgery (ERAS) for Gynecology: Recovery Day

Enhanced Recovery Program at MD Anderson

Overview of anesthesia care

Anesthesia sedation

Thoracic

Lung resection: What to expect & how to prepare

Urgent Care

Clinical Decision Unit

Wellness

Nutrition & exercise for cancer risk reduction

Relaxation massage in hospital setting: Head, neck

Nutrition basics

Getting a Good Night’s Rest During a Hospital Stay

How to perform acupressure to relieve nausea

Relaxation massage, hospital setting: Extremities

Relaxation massage in hospital setting: Back

Tibetan meditation: Connect with the heart

Tibetan meditation: Sacred sounds

Exercises in the hospital – lower body

Exercises in the hospital – upper body

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Stem cell transplant: Leaving the hospital

Stem cell transplant discharge: Long-term care

Stem cell transplant discharge: Self care

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