Why cancer treatments like the one Jimmy Carter used are suddenly gaining traction
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We may be at the beginning of a revolution in how we treat cancer.
For years, doctors have treated patients using a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to try to stifle the disease.
But in the past few years, doctors have started using a promising tool: immunotherapy.
Unlike chemotherapy, which involves administering powerful drugs that kill both cancerous and healthy cells (most healthy cells can repair themselves)... Читать дальше...