The Immune System and Cancer

Infographic

Last Updated: August 30, 2018

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Published: April 16, 2018

Karen Steward, PhD

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Our immune system plays a vital role in protecting us from illness and infection by fighting off invaders to our body… but when our own cells are the source of the problem, as in cancer, what then?

Download this infographic to learn about:

How the immune system and cancer interact
The role of the immune system in metastasis
How cancer treatment impacts the immune system and how it can be harnessed to help combat cancer

Meet the Author

Karen Steward, PhD

Senior Scientific Specialist

Karen Steward holds a PhD in molecular microbiology and evolutionary genetics from the University of Cambridge. She moved into science writing in 2017 after over a decade as a research scientist.