[DOWNLOAD] "New Cancer Therapies Based on the Immune System (Editorial)" by Colombia Medica # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: New Cancer Therapies Based on the Immune System (Editorial)
- Author : Colombia Medica
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
Description
In the 1890s, William Coley, a New York City surgeon, obtained spectacular results in some patients with sarcoma after inoculating their tumors with the erysipelas-causing bacteria. Since then, many cancer researchers have dreamt of developing therapies based on the exquisite specificity of the immune system to eliminate tumors without the toxicity associated with chemo and/or radiation therapy. Currently, 120 years later, the list of accomplishments in this area begins to grow: