Restore Your Immune System With Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy refers to the stimulation or restoration of the ability of immune system. Immune system means a group of organs, special cells, substances which helps to protect from infections and other diseases. Body’s natural abilities are used to fight with infections and diseases. It also helps to save the body from harmful side effects of treatment. Immunotherapy is also called biological therapy.
Cancer Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a treatment which makes use of certain parts of person’s immune system to fight diseases such as cancer. This can be done in the following ways:
Types Of Cancer Immunotherapy
Types of Immunotherapy which helps to treat cancer includes the following:
Monoclonal antibodies - Antibodies plays a vital role for the treatment of cancer. It is designed to attack specific portion of the cancer cell.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors - It helps to recognize and attack cancer cells.
Cancer vaccines - These are substances which helps in starting immune response against certain diseases.
Other non-specific immunotherapies - These treatments helps to improve immune system performance , but in a general way.
Benefits Of Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is effective for different types of cancer treatments. It includes the following:
Brain cancer
Cervical cancer
Bladder cancer
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
Gastric cancer
Kidney cancer
Lung cancer
Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer
Skin cancer
Cancer Immunotherapy offers the possibility for long term cancer remission
Immunotherapy can be considered as a living drug. T-cells are the building blocks of immunotherapy. It helps to attack the protein found in cancer cells called antigen.