In partnership with Caris Life Sciences, a pioneer for precision medicine, West Cancer Center & Research Institute is pleased to share the following short videos about cancer. These videos aim to address the basics of cancer, how it occurs, and how common forms of therapy work. Please remember that each patient diagnosis, journey, and treatment plans are unique, and the following information is meant to cover the subject generally.

WHAT CAUSES CANCER:

WHAT CAUSES CANCER TO GROW:

WHAT IS IN A CELL:

HOW IS CANCER DIAGNOSED:

DNA, RNA, & PROTEINS:

GENE EXPRESSION:

WHY ORDER MOLECULAR PROFILING:

COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PROFILING & YOU:

HOW CHEMOTHERAPY WORKS:

HOW TARGETED THERAPY WORKS:

HOW IMMUNOTHERAPY WORKS:

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY & METASTATIC CANCER: