How does chemotherapy work? - Hyunsoo Joshua No
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During World War I, scientists were trying to develop an antidote to the poisonous yellow cloud known as mustard gas. They discovered the gas was irrevocably damaging the bone marrow of affected soldiers. This gave the scientists an idea: cancer cells and bone marrow both replicate rapidly. Could mustard gas be used to fight cancer? Hyunsoo No details the discovery and development of chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy can affect healthy cells in the body that naturally have to renew rapidly. Hair follicles, the cells of the mouth, the gastrointestinal lining, the reproductive system, and bone marrow are hit nearly as hard as cancer. What symptoms would be evident in those undergoing chemotherapy?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Hyunsoo No
- Director Igor Coric
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
