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Our doctors use immunotherapy to offer cancer patients innovative ways to fight many kinds of cancer.
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Immunotherapy is an exciting and innovative way to treat cancer. It improves your body’s own immune system’s ability to fight cancer. This is different from other kinds of cancer treatment that attack the cancer itself. Immunotherapy makes your body better at finding and killing cancer cells. Your doctors use it by itself or in combination with other treatments like chemotherapy, radiation and surgery for the best outcome.
Our doctors have studied and treated cancer for more than forty years. Our expert teams lead the way in this new treatment. Immunotherapy gives hope to many cancer patients. It has shown great results for many people. If you are treated with immunotherapy, you can live longer without your cancer coming back. It can also help you feel better during and after treatment.
Your immune system defends you against threats, including cancer. White blood cells patrol your bloodstream like soldiers. They identify and combat harmful invaders like bacteria and viruses. Cancer cells can be sneaky, though, and disguise themselves to hide from your immune system.
Immunotherapy enhances your body’s defenses in three key ways:
This treatment focuses on cancer cells and leaves healthy cells alone. Thus, people treated with immunotherapy have fewer side effects than with other treatments.
There are several types of immunotherapies, each working in unique ways:
Our team of cancer doctors works together to create a plan that matches your body’s unique needs.
We’re always discovering and testing new ways to fight cancer so you can get the most advanced care.
We make the most advanced immunotherapies available to you: We’re always studying new ways to treat cancer. This means you get the newest and best care from the doctors and scientists who are leading the way.
We offer clinical trials that allow you to try new treatments before they are available anywhere else.
We use clear, straightforward language: We explain difficult medical ideas in a way that’s easy to understand so you know what will happen.
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