Cancer immunology has been selected as the "Breakthrough of the Year" by the editors of Science, the flagship journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Immunotherapy marks an entirely different way of treating cancer — by targeting the immune system, not the tumor itself," according to the report. It beat out scientific advances in areas such as human stem cells from cloning and the understanding of sleep. Read more here. (First time users may be asked to sign in.)
Report mentioned: Couzin-Frankel J. Breakthrough of the year 2013. Cancer immunotherapy. Science. 2013 Dec 20;342(6165):1432-3. PMID: 24357284
As one of the techniques for cancer treatment in India, Immunotherapy strengthens your immune system enough to fight away cancer. By helping the immune system, it helps your body to fight infections and other diseases and it consists of white blood cells, organs and tissues of the lymph system.
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