Cancer and the Immune System

Infographic Feb 25, 2020 | By Laura Elizabeth Lansdowne, Senior Science Writer, Technology Networks.

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The idea that a person’s immune system can fight cancerous cells was conceived over 100 years ago. Nobel prize-winning German physician and scientist, Paul Ehrlich suggested that the incidence of cancer would be significantly higher if it wasn’t for our immune system – bringing to light immune cells’ incredible ability to recognize, target, seek out, and destroy cancerous cells.

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The concept of cancer immunosurveillance
What immunoediting is and why it‘s important
The types of immunotherapy that exist currently

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