Video Education Library
Gentle and Strengthening Exercise Videos
City of Hope®'s manager of occupational therapy, Lynn Kim, OTD, OTR/L, discusses the benefits of seated yoga, which has been shown to reduce stress, inflammation, pain, and cancer-related fatigue. Seated yoga can be practiced in a chair and benefits for people with limited mobility.
Practice seated yoga with manager of Occupational Therapy, Lynn Kim, OTD, OTR/L. Research studies show that yoga reduces stress, inflammation, pain and cancer-related fatigue. Find a supportive chair and press play!
Getting your strength and movement back after cancer treatment can feel overwhelming, but doing the simple exercises in this video created by our physical therapists can help build your strength over time.
Learn how to engage your pelvic floor correctly and important aerobic and strengthening exercises essential during survivorship.
Meditation | Guided Imagery Mediation and Deep Breathing Exercises
Guided imagery and deep breathing exercises can help reduce stress, anxiety, fatigue, restlessness, trouble sleeping, and physical discomfort. These calming videos often feature peaceful City of Hope landscapes to support relaxation and emotional well-being.
Guided imagery meditation exercises help reduce anxiety, stress, fatigue, restlessness, difficulty sleeping and physical discomfort.
Guided imagery meditation exercises help reduce anxiety, stress, fatigue, restlessness, difficulty sleeping and physical discomfort.
Deep Breathing exercises help reduce anxiety, stress, fatigue, restlessness, difficulty sleeping and physical discomfort.
Deep Breathing exercises help reduce anxiety, stress, fatigue, restlessness, difficulty sleeping and physical discomfort.
Managing Side Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment
Get trusted information and practical tips from City of Hope experts to help you manage common side effects of cancer and treatment. These videos cover topics such as nausea, upset stomach, diarrhea, nutrition, blood counts, skin care, emotions, anxiety, depression, sexual health, and integrative therapies to help you feel more informed, supported, and prepared during your care.
Nausea, Heartburn, Indegestion, Upset Stomach, Diarrhea - Caring Abut Patient Education
Nutrition During Treatment
Blood Counts and Immunosuppression
Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Managing the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Anxiety, Depression and Fear
Herbal Therapy and Integrative Medicine
What to Expect During Chemotherapy at City of Hope
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects Together With Your Health Care Team
Embracing Life After Chemotherapy
Thriving After Cancer Series
A panel City of Hope experts discusses the sexual and fertility challenges that cancer patients and survivors may face. They offer tips, information, and resources to help patients and survivors manage those challenges.
Learn how to manage changes to sexual function caused by cancer in this virtual session led by nurse practitioner Brittany Bradford, M.S., and director of Rehabilitation Sherry Hite, MOT, OTR-L. Common side effects, such as pain during sex, vaginal dryness, fatigue, sensation changes and anxiety, are discussed in this educational video. The session concludes with a list of resources, including meditation exercises and helpful products.
Nurse Manager Karen Wohlgezogen, BSN, RN, CPHON and Clinical Social Worker Amy Donner, LCSW, OSW-C, AHPC-SW discuss about fertility challenges that patients and survivors may encounter following cancer and cancer treatment. They offer tips, information and resources on fertility preservation and other programs.
Oncology Counselor Lisa Donley-Lanyi, LMFT provides advice on how survivors can overcome body image and identity-related challenges . Cassie Polchow, Oncology trained Licensed Cosmetologist of City of Hope’s Positive Image Center talks through products and services available to patients and survivors dealing with these challenges.
Video Education Library
Short Videos on Managing Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
City of Hope®'s expert cancer nurses help you to understand and manage side effects from cancer and its treatment.
In this 14-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about managing nausea, vomiting and changes in appetite during treatment.
In this 25-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about eating challenges and how to manage them during treatment.
In this 17-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about using food as medicine to support your body during treatment.
In this 14-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about managing changes in taste and difficulty swallowing during treatment.
In this 12-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about managing diarrhea, constipation and other gastrointestinal side effects during treatment.
In this 10-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about preventing infection and what blood counts mean during treatment.
In this 20-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about how to understand complete blood count (CBC) lab test and what they mean during treatment.
In this 10-minute video, Nurse Ann Smith MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC talks about how to understand the comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) lab test and what they mean during treatment.
