Treatment

Chemotherapy Safely in the Home

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Chemotherapy

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Having Your Bloodwork Done Before Chemotherapy

Do You Live in London?

Effective June 20, 2022, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has moved towards a new process to have bloodwork done the day before your treatment.

This will mean less waiting time on the day of your drug therapy appointment (chemotherapy or
immunotherapy).
Your healthcare team will review your bloodwork results and prepare your medication in advance.
Ask your healthcare team for more information.

Did You Know?

You can buy a parking pass to reduce your parking costs. You do not need to use the pass on consecutive days, and it stays active for 1 year.

Immunotherapy

A Guide to Cancer Immunotherapy

Your immune system fights against viruses, bacteria and cancer. It can tell the difference between healthy cells and invaders. Your immune system normally recognizes certain tags on cancer cells. Usually, it can catch the cancer cells before they grow and multiply. Sometimes a cancer cell is good at hiding from the immune system by turning certain switches off or on. It can disguise itself as a healthy cell to trick the immune system.

Immunotherapy Helps Find Cancer Cells

Immunotherapy helps the immune system find the cancer cells that are flying under the radar. You may have already had a biopsy, which is a sample of your cancer cells. This sample can give your health care team an idea of what biomarkers, or tags, are on the cancer cells. This helps your team find out which immunotherapy is right for you.

Some immunotherapies work better for different cancers. Immunotherapies work in two ways: