immunotherapy
Immunotherapy works. Why isn’t it routinely available on the NHS?
When Evelyn O’Flynn was diagnosed with stage four non-small cell lung cancer, after seeing the doctor about neck pain, she was…
A new melanoma-busting therapy is a genuine advance in the war on cancer
A new skin cancer therapy eradicates advanced melanomas in more than a fifth of patients, according to trial results presented…
Immunotherapy: your guide to the new powerful weapon against cancer
Immunotherapy has been heralded as a lasting cure for cancer. What exactly is it — and does it really have…
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