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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2018 13:53:06 GMT
Allison and Honjo, now both in their 70s, discovered a way to unleash our immune cells to attack tumours by turning off proteins that put the brakes on. And that led to the development of new drugs which now offer hope to patients with advanced and previously untreatable cancer. Immune checkpoint therapy is being used by the NHS to treat people with the most serious form of skin cancer, melanoma. It doesn't work for everyone, but for some patients it appears to have worked incredibly well, getting rid of the tumour entirely, even after it had started to spread around the body. read all www.bbc.com/news/health-45704322
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Post by Διαμονδ on Oct 2, 2018 15:08:03 GMT
It doesn't work for everyone ...
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