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After nearly a century of research, immunotherapy treatments are curing some cancers without surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Patients like 71-year-old Maureen Sideris are seeing tumors disappear after just months of treatment.
After four months of immunotherapy infusions, a 71-year-old woman's esophageal cancer vanished completely without surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Scientists say these breakthrough treatments are finally hitting their stride after nearly 100 years of development.
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University just cracked a puzzle that's stumped cancer researchers for years: why pancreatic cancer fights off immunotherapy. The discovery could finally give patients new treatment options.
Scientists discovered that zeaxanthin, a compound found in spinach and peppers, strengthens immune cells that fight cancer. The affordable supplement could make modern immunotherapy treatments work even better.
Millions suffering from severe hay fever now have access to a safe, highly effective treatment that most doctors don't know exists. Allergen immunotherapy can reduce symptoms by 70% in three years without the dangerous side effects of banned steroid injections.
A groundbreaking trial is teaching children's immune systems to recognize and destroy aggressive cancers, offering fresh hope where traditional treatments fall short. The first patient has already enrolled in the study spanning the UK and US.
Scientists have successfully reversed heart failure damage using engineered immune cells, offering hope to millions. The therapy reduced scarring and restored heart function in both animal and primate studies without harmful side effects.
Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered a protein called DPY30 that helps pancreatic tumors hide from the immune system. Blocking this protein could make stubborn tumors respond to immunotherapy, offering fresh hope for patients with limited treatment options.
After 12 years and multiple melanoma diagnoses, Joe Eastin faced his toughest challenge when the cancer spread to his bones. Cutting-edge immunotherapy shrank his tumor by 50% in just three months.
A 70-year-old Houston woman with advanced cervical cancer is now cancer-free after trying an experimental immunotherapy treatment. Her remarkable recovery offers new hope for patients facing similar diagnoses.
Two new therapies just won backing from European regulators to treat one of the deadliest forms of lung cancer. The treatments fill critical gaps that have frustrated doctors for decades.
A decade after Gillian Lee's brain tumor diagnosis, her family donated £50,000 to fund groundbreaking immunotherapy research that could transform treatment for aggressive brain cancers. The gift honors a woman who turned her diagnosis into inspiration for others to truly live.
A groundbreaking immune cell therapy caused aggressive brain tumors to shrink dramatically within days in early trials. The treatment offers new hope for glioblastoma, one of the deadliest cancers with few effective options.
A common, inexpensive blood pressure medication could make certain cancer treatments work better, according to promising new research. Scientists discovered that telmisartan helps the immune system recognize and attack tumors when combined with existing cancer drugs.
A young woman with advanced colorectal cancer is now cancer-free after receiving a groundbreaking dual immunotherapy treatment that took just four months. She even ran a 5K during treatment, avoiding the debilitating side effects of traditional chemotherapy.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using cancer treatment techniques to wake up the immune system and hunt down HIV hiding in the body. The breakthrough could one day help people living with HIV reduce or stop lifelong medication.
Two MD Anderson scientists have been named AAAS Fellows for groundbreaking work helping cancer patients live better. Their discoveries are reshaping how doctors treat bone loss, muscle weakness, and immune system challenges during cancer treatment.
A breakthrough immune therapy is transforming multiple myeloma from a disease that always returned into one where patients can reach long-term remission. More than 36,000 Americans diagnosed this year now have access to treatments once considered impossible.
A single injection of an engineered virus is finally unlocking the immune system's power against glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. Patients treated with the virus lived longer than expected, offering hope after 20 years without new treatment options.
A breakthrough therapy is giving advanced melanoma patients new hope by supercharging their own immune systems to fight cancer. One survivor has remained cancer-free for six years after treatment.
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