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What is Cancer Immuntherapy?

DID YOU KNOW?

Approximately 1,600 people a day were expected to die of cancer in 2013.

 What is Cancer Immunotherapy? 

Also identified as biological therapy, cancer immunotherapy is a method that utilizes the immune system to defend the human body from cancer. 

There are several ways in which the immune

system can function effectively, with the aid of

immunotherapy, when fighting cancer cells:

  • Halt or decelerate tumors' growth

  • Insert "man-made immune system

       proteins" in the body

In addition, there are numerous types of

immunotherapy, including:

  • Monoclonal antibodies

  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors

  • Adoptive cell transfer

  • Non-specific

  • Cancer vaccines

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Click here to learn more about these different types of immunotherapies.

Watch this video to get a quick grasp of cancer immunotherapy.

Understand Cancer Immunotherapy

IS CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY A MIRACLE?

THE CHALLENGES

Although cancer immunotherapy has the power to treat cancer and seems like a miracle, scientists face  challenges that range from unpredictable effects to time-consuming clinical trials. 

Start discovering more about cancer immunotherapy by clicking the images below. 

Background

Timeline

The Immune System and Cancer

Types of Immunotherapy

Innovators

Issues

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