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Beyond Chemo

Oncologists hope the answer lies in teaching patients’ immune systems to recognize and fight cancer through immunotherapy.

Immunotherapy treatments rev up immune system to fight cancer Six years ago Henry Kawell, then 72, heard news that rerouted his life: He had a tumor growing in his right lung. His oncologist ordered the tumor removed via surgery, but there was more cancer in the lining of Kawell’s lung. He underwent two years of chemotherapy and could […]