Verified By Apollo General Physician November 20, 2024
Cancer is a deadly disease that takes thousands of lives every year; it has been with us for centuries. Despite the modernisation of technology, it remains the biggest health issue of our time. Traditional treatments like chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation have helped a lot of people recover from this disease, but these treatments can have some adverse effects, too, like aftereffects and recurrence of cancer. This is where the most famous treatment of cancer, “Immunotherapy”, comes into the picture; this revolutionising treatment has helped thousands of cancer patients and counting to return to their normal lives. In this blog, we will explore this magical treatment in depth.
Immunotherapy is a branch of cancer treatment that trains the patient’s immune system to fight against cancer cells without disrupting the other healthier cells of the body. The immune system is the defence mechanism of our body that fights against infection, bacterial and viral diseases, etc. Normally, cancer cells are also capable of hunting down cancer-causing cells but cancer cells can be a bit tricky to deal with, they can find ways to hide from our immune system or can actively bypass its response.
Immunotherapy helps the immune system deal with cancer cells by boosting it. It’s like this therapy gives a pathway or map to find these cells and destroy them that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Immunotherapies are of different kinds, but all of them have the same goal: to stimulate and enhance the work of the immune system naturally. Here are some of the most common immunotherapies:
Immunotherapy is transforming cancer treatment. This idea is offered to those desperate patients who have reached a dead end with traditional therapies. It utilises the immune system to unlock its potential, which seems to be working out as a powerful tool in the fight against cancer. There is no use denying the fact that there are many challenges ahead, but the direction in which these breakthroughs have taken the future of cancer care is exciting. Perhaps one day, we will look back and appreciate how dramatically immunotherapy is going to change our approach to managing cancer and the astounding ability of our human body to fight diseases.
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