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William Bradley Coley (January 12, 1862 – April 16, 1936) was an American bone surgeon and cancer researcher best known for his early contributions to the study of cancer immunotherapy, specifically causing infection as a way to fight cancer, a practice used as far back as 1550 BC. [1]
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is a US non-profit organization funding cancer research and based in New York City. They were founded in 1953 to develop immunologically-based treatments for cancer, and despite their name are a funding body for research rather than a research institute themselves, working with other institutes and organizations.
Ludwig Cancer Research is an international community of scientists focused on cancer research, with the goal of preventing and controlling cancer. [1] It encompasses the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, an international non-profit organization founded in 1971 by philanthropist Daniel K. Ludwig .
1973-1983: Associate director of research; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York Branch at MSKCC Director, 1990–2011; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Ludwig Cancer Research) 1988-2005: Director; 1989–present: Member, board of directors; 1995-2004: Chief executive officer; 2006-2008: Chairman, board of directors
Upon fusing with the cancer cell, the macrophages (smaller white cells) inject toxins that kill the tumor cell. Immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer is an active area of medical research. [141] The main response of the immune system to tumors is to destroy the abnormal cells using killer T cells, sometimes with the assistance of helper T ...
Human infections from rat urine are on the rise in New York City. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a health advisory, saying there were 24 reported cases of human ...
Immunotherapy or biological therapy is the treatment of disease by activating or suppressing the immune system.Immunotherapies designed to elicit or amplify an immune response are classified as activation immunotherapies, while immunotherapies that reduce or suppress are classified as suppression immunotherapies.
In immunology, autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells, tissues and other normal body constituents. [1] [2] Any disease resulting from this type of immune response is termed an "autoimmune disease".