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New discovery could pave the way for more effective cancer immunotherapy

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

Source: Washington State University From: news-medical.net A type of white blood cell previously known only as a helper in the immune system appears also to be the instigator of the body’s defenses against cancerous tumors. The discovery could lead to more effective cancer immunotherapy, a promising treatment which uses the body’s own immune system, rather than radiation, to attack cancer …