Cancer and the Immune System

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Last Updated: April 14, 2022

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Published: February 25, 2020

Laura Elizabeth Lansdowne

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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

Meet the Author

Laura Elizabeth Lansdowne

Managing Editor

Laura Lansdowne is the managing editor at Technology Networks, she holds a first-class honors degree in biology. Before her move into scientific publishing, Laura worked at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and GW Pharma.