Cancer immunotherapy is a treatment that “teaches” the immune system to fight the disease itself.
Category: Therapy
Chemoembolization
Chemoembolization is the injection of chemo drugs into a tumor, followed by blockage of the vessels that feed it.
Cancer treatment with ultrasound (HIFU therapy)
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is the destruction of cancer cells by high-frequency sound waves.
CAR-T therapy in oncology
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is a treatment in which lymphocytes (T cells) are altered in the lab to recognize and destroy cancer cells.
Targeted therapy in oncology
Targeted therapy for cancer is the most gentle method of treatment with special drugs, which affect only cancerous cells and do not damage healthy cells.