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A Cancer Cell Detective Story: How Immunotherapy Works

how immunotherapy works

The human immune system operates like a highly trained security team, but cancer cells still sometimes evade it. Now, scientists are developing molecules which can help the immune system detect and destroy cancer cells. Medical oncologist and immunotherapy researcher Daniel Chen, M.D., Ph.D., created this animated video to show how the science works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9CF8NYZmMM