Patient Education

Overlake Cancer Center Safety

Keeping Everyone Safe at the Overlake Cancer Center

Here’s a fun video to highlight safety best practices for patients & oncology staff at the Overlake Cancer Center in Bellevue. With medical oncologist Dr. Stephen Lemon + #TeamOverlake About the Safety Video And the winner is…the Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Cancer team, who took the #Oscar for the #Overlake safety video competition, which […]

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Will Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment Work For Me?

While immunotherapy is a relatively new cancer treatment that uses the immune system to fight the cancer, this treatment works better on certain forms of cancer. Using immunotherapy as a cancer treatment will depend on the type of cancer you have, as well as if you have any pre-existing medical conditions. In this video, oncologist Dr. Stephen Lemon discusses what types of cancers immunotherapy may treat, including some of the more common types of immunotherapy drugs, such as Yervoy, Opdivo, Keytruda, and Tecentriq.

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What Is Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment And How Does It Work?

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the patient’s immune system to treat their cancer. By producing proteins, cancer can sometimes avoid detection by the immune system. Because the immune system can’t detect the cancer, it can’t fight it, so that how the immunotherapy treatment helps. It can help boost or restore the immune system, so that it is better able to detect and destroy the cancer. In this video, oncologist Dr. Stephen Lemon explains how immunotherapy works, as well as what types of side effects patients may experience.

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What Patients Want To Know About Cancer – Stephen Lemon MD Lecture

What do patients want to know about cancer? Whether it’s a new cancer treatment, such as immunotherapy, the possibility of hair loss during chemotherapy, or the unexpected experience of going through chemo, Oncologist Dr. Stephen Lemon shares information, with a little levity, on some common topics. This lecture took place at Bellevue College.

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