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2. The ‘Carter effect’: How the former president gave cancer ...

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   The Jimmy Carter drug introduced the world to cancer immunotherapy, a treatment that differs from chemotherapy. Carter was diagnosed with melanoma in 2015. ... a form of skin cancer that has ...

3. Cancer immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Cancer immunotherapy (immuno-oncotherapy) is the stimulation of the immune system to treat cancer, improving the immune system's natural ability to fight the disease. [1] It is an application of the fundamental research of cancer immunology ( immuno-oncology ) and a growing subspecialty of oncology .

4. Chemoimmunotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Chemotherapy can boost tumor immunity in two main ways: (a) by killing cancer cells through immunogenic cell death, and (b) by affecting both cancerous and normal cells in the tumor environment. Despite this, many chemotherapy treatments can also suppress the immune system by causing lymphopenia or impairing lymphocyte function.

5. Immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Immunotherapy Before Surgery Leads to Better Outcomes for ...

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   In a study involving over 100 patients, a dual-drug immunotherapy treatment shows impressive results in treating a specific form of colorectal cancer. Immunotherapy Before Surgery Leads to Better ...

7. A new kind of treatment is working better than chemotherapy ...

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   For people with advanced forms of lung cancer, chemotherapy might not be the only — or even the best option. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

8. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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   Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

9. Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment ...

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   The approach didn’t work any better than chemotherapy and patients suffered. Now, in a quest to optimize cancer care, researchers are asking: “Do we need all that treatment that we have used ...