A Major breakthrough in Cancer Immunotherapy

Two New Yale Studies show great promise in enhancing the immune system’s response to the presence of Cancer

Cancer is rapidly becoming the leading cause of death in many countries. A major new study conducted in the high, middle & low-income countries has concluded that Cancer has actually overtaken cardiovascular diseases as the number one cause of death in high-income countries.

Numerous studies have been conducted to find ways to effectively tackle & eliminate this deadly disease. One such trial is to expose the cancer cells to the zero-gravity environment of space — disrupting the ability of cancer affected cells to communicate with each other.

Researchers & doctors are now realizing, that at the end of the day, it’s the human immune system that is much more effective at eliminating this menace. Immunotherapy has actually shown great promise to treat different kinds of cancers.

The process involves removing the patient’s T-cells & programming them to target individual cancer cells before injecting them back into the body. The breakthrough technique is so effective that it has earned scientists the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine (infographic below).