Today, I review and link to some National Cancer Institute’s web pages on Immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer. The immune system helps your body fight infections and other diseases. It is made up of white blood cells and organs and tissues of the lymph system.
Immunotherapy is a type of biological therapy. Biological therapy is a type of treatment that uses substances made from living organisms to treat cancer.
On This Page
- How does immunotherapy work against cancer?
- What are the types of immunotherapy?
- Which cancers are treated with immunotherapy?
- What are the side effects of immunotherapy?
- How is immunotherapy given?
- Where do you go for immunotherapy?
- How often do you receive immunotherapy?
- How can you tell if immunotherapy is working?
- What is the current research in immunotherapy?
- How do you find clinical trials that are testing immunotherapy?
On This Page
- How do cancer treatment vaccines work against cancer?
- Which cancers are treated with cancer treatment vaccines?
- What are the side effects of cancer treatment vaccines?
On This Page
- How do immune checkpoint inhibitors work against cancer?
- Which cancers are treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors?
- What side effects are caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors?
Immune system modulators are a type of immunotherapy that enhance the body’s immune response against cancer.
On This Page
- How do monoclonal antibodies work against cancer?
- Which cancers are treated with monoclonal antibodies?
- What are the side effects of monoclonal antibodies?
Immunotherapy can cause side effects. Many side effects happen when the immune system that is revved-up to act against the cancer also acts against healthy cells and tissues in the body.
Different people have different side effects. The ones you have and how they make you feel will depend on
- how healthy you are before treatment
- your type of cancer
- how advanced your cancer is
- the type and dose of immunotherapy you are getting
You might be on immunotherapy for a long time. And side effects can occur at any point during and after treatment. Doctors and nurses cannot know for certain when or if side effects will occur or how serious they will be. So, it is important to talk with your doctors and nurses about what signs to look for and what to do if you start to have problems.
On This Page
- How does T-cell transfer therapy work against cancer?
- What cancers are treated with T-cell transfer therapy?
- What are the side effects of T-cell transfer therapy?
