# How does chemotherapy work?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Hyunsoo Joshua No
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/hyunsoo_joshua_no_how_does_chemotherapy_work)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [How does chemotherapy work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/hyunsoo_joshua_no_how_does_chemotherapy_work/624b752a6f14), 6 min (TED's player)