Immuno- & Chemotherapy »
Immunotherapy and chemotherapy are two different therapies (or treatments) that doctors use to fight cancer.
Immunotherapy is a treatment that works to strengthen a person’s immune system to fight cancer. Immunotherapy allows the body’s immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.
Unlike immunotherapy, chemotherapy doesn’t use the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Instead, chemotherapy uses drugs to attack the cancer cells in our body directly.
Both immunotherapy and chemotherapy can be used to fight cancer by themselves. They can also team up with other treatments like radiation, surgery, or each other, to fight cancer.
Scientists today are working to develop new, more effective immunotherapies. The field of research surrounding immunotherapy is constantly growing!