Educational Tutorials for Health Professionals

These animated education tutorials have been designed for health professionals who wish to learn more about new therapies for the treatment of cancer. They are available in the following formats:

• DVD
• Animated/Flash version
• HTML

Understanding Targeted Therapies for Cancer

This animated tutorial for health professionals provides an overview of an emerging approach to cancer treatment called targeted therapies. The tutorial includes representative examples of the main types of targeted therapies and describes their mechanisms of action. It also explains how advanced research techniques, such as whole-genome profiling, contribute to the development of targeted therapies.

Some questions addressed by the tutorial:

• What are targeted therapies?
• What do these new treatments target?
• What targeted cancer therapies are currently FDA approved?
• How can I find clinical trials that are evaluating targeted therapies?

Animated/Flash Version (Flash - 1:00 hr.)
HTML/Accessible Version (For low-bandwidth connections)

If you do not already have Adobe Flash, you can download Adobe Flash Player for free (Windows and Macintosh).

To order a DVD of this tutorial, please contact Donna Kerrigan, kerrigad@mail.nih.gov.

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