All AboutImmunotherapy

All About

Immunotherapy is treatment that uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer. If your treatment plan includes immunotherapy, knowing how it works and what to expect can often help you prepare for treatment and make informed decisions about your care. Read on to know more.

What is immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy uses our immune system to fight cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. It can boost or change how the immune system works so it can find and attack cancer cells. Immunotherapy is a standard treatment for some types of cancer. You might have immunotherapy on its own or with other cancer treatments. And it is in trials for other types of cancer.

These include monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, and vaccines. Some types of immunotherapy are also called targeted treatments or biological therapies.