Cancer is the disease of the cell in which the normal mechanisms of control of growth and proliferation are disturbed this result in distinctive morphological alteration of the cells and aberration in tissue pattern [1]. A disease process whereby cells proliferate abnormally ignoring growth regulating signals in the environment surrounding the cells [2]. According to a report from Call for Action cancer among women in India is estimated at 0.7 million. However, the real incidence is much more between 1 and 1.4 million per year as many cases go undiagnosed or unreported [3]. 8·3% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 7·9–8·6) of the total deaths and 5·0% (4·6–5·5) of the total DALYs in India in 2016 were due to cancer, which was double the contribution of cancer in 1990 [4].Chemotherapy means drugs used for cancer treatment it’s often shortened to “chemo” surgery and radiation therapy remove, kill or damage cancer cells in a certain area, but chemo can work throughout the whole body [2]. Coping refers to the attitudes and behaviors that you use to maintain your emotional well-being and to adjust to the stresses caused by cancer. Different people cope in different ways, and some ways of coping are more successful in promoting a person’s emotional well-being and psychological adjustment than others.

After obtaining a written consent of the patient to participate in the study, the tool was distributed and collected back after 30 minutes by the investigator. The video assisted teaching on side effects of chemotherapy and coping strategies was carried out by the investigator to the group of 4-5 patients. The total number of patient per day was 4-5 patients daily. The investigator explained the details about disease condition, causes, signs & symptoms, treatment, side effects of chemotherapy, coping strategies like complications & diet modifications. The investigator assessed the post test level of knowledge regarding side effects of chemotherapy and its coping strategies.

An instrument in research refers to the tool or equipment used for collecting data. Self structured questionnaires were developed by the investigator in order to obtain information from the patients.

The study shows that frequency and percentage distribution of demographic variables among cancer patients with their demographic variables. The majority of age participated in this study was 55-65yrs (53%), female 22(73%), most of the patients are married (87%), (30%) of them is nil in educational status, majority of them were coolies (43%) ,majority of them RS10,000-20,000 were living in rural areas (80%), (73%)of samples are non vegetarian, (40%) of them were tobacco chewers and regarding the family history of cancer 90% . The analysis revealed that the pre test score shows 60% of them had inadequate knowledge, 40% of them had moderately knowledge in pretest and post test score shows 83% of them had adequate knowledge, 17% of them had moderately knowledge on side effects of chemotherapy among cancer patients. The analysis revealed that the pre test score shows 67% of them had inadequate coping, 33% of them had moderately coping in pretest and post test score shows 83% of them had adequate coping, 17% of them had moderately coping strategies on side effects of chemotherapy among cancer patients. The mean value in the pre test was 8 with SD of 4.92 and the post test mean was 20 with SD of 2.56, paired t value as 12.16 (table value=2.05) in statistically significant at p (<0.05). The pre test was 18 with SD of 8.88 and the post test mean was 48 with SD of 7.78, paired t value as 12.68 (table value=2.05) in statistically significant at p (<0.05). There was significant association found with selected demographic variables such as monthly income and family history of cancer. The findings revealed that there is a significant improvement in knowledge on side effects of chemotherapy and coping strategies among the patients receiving chemotherapy hence the video assisted teaching was effective for cancer patients.