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Many upcoming cancer therapies involve helping the patient’s own immune system to recognise and kill off the malignant tumours. — AFP More effective therapies, nanotechnology, and even the prospect of vaccinating for certain tumours – battles may slowly be starting to turn in the neverending war against cancer. The second leading cause of death globally, cancer accounted for an estimated 9.6 million deaths – or one in six deaths – in 2018. Here is a look at some of the more promising developments in treating and preventing this chronic disease: Immunotherapy Immunotherapy drugs, whi...

Share New weapons available in fight against cancer Thu, 4 February 2021 More effective therapies, nanotechnology and even the prospect of vaccinating for certain tumours: battles may slowly be starting to turn in the never-ending war against cancer. The second leading cause of death globally, cancer accounted for an estimated 9.6 million deaths, or one in six deaths, in 2018. In observance of World Cancer Day on February 4, here is a look at some of the more promising developments in treating and preventing the disease. Immunotherapy breakthroughs Immunotherapy drugs, which prime the immune ...

Therapies, vaccines and nanotechnology: new weapons in cancer fight 215 shares 04/02/2021 - 07:31 A patient undergoes cancer treatment at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center San Pietro FBF in Rome, Italy, on May 25, 2020. © Yara Nardi, REUTERS 4 min More effective therapies, nanotechnology and even the prospect of vaccinating for certain tumours: battles may slowly be starting to turn in the never-ending war against cancer. Advertising Read more The second leading cause of death glo...

One promising avenue is the development of antibodies capable of recognising a specific protein found in cancerous cells, "which would help the body to destroy those cells," Axel Kahn, president of the League Against Cancer, told AFP. He said research had shown that administering medication or toxins helped destroy cancer cells after antibodies discover them. Research is also ongoing into immunotherapy after chemotherapy, with the initial treatment creating mutations in cancer cells that may render them easier for the immune system to spot and hunt down. Another technique known as checkpoint ...