New cancer treatment can destroy tumours and may help people live longer, study ...
The drugs that can make 'terminal' cancer patients' tumours VANISH: New immunotherapy treatment can destroy growths and may help people live longer, study finds Study finds new treatment triggers body's immune system to attack cancer cells Trial on head and neck patients found medication led to reduction in tumour size The latest research by scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust involved almost 1,000 patients
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A new cancer treatment can destroy tumours in patients who have been diagnosed as terminally ill, a study has found.
Researchers say a combination of immunotherapy drugs trigger the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells and result in a ‘positive trend in survival’.
During a trial on head and neck cancer patients, they discovered the medication led to a reduction in the size of tumours. In some cases, the tumours disappeared.
The study by scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London and the
