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An Answer to Cancer? Using the immune system to fight cancer -- Longwood Seminar

Harvard Medical School

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  • Published by Harvard Medical School, one of the health institutions Rounds lists. Nobody has recommended it in the communities yet, so it ranks below community picks.
  • Presented by Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD, Catherine J. Wu, MD, Jerome Ritz, MD, and David F. McDermott, MD, as the video describes them
  • May be out of date. Uploaded 9 years ago, in an area where guidance changes.

Assumes interest and some biology. Education, not medical advice.

111K views9 years ago

CancerImmunity and infectionCancer treatmentThe immune system

Harvard Medical School scientists and clinicians discuss immunotherapy and retraining the immune system to combat tumor growth.

Oncologists are turning to a novel form of therapy to combat cancer: retraining or reengineering the immune system to quash tumor growth. In this seminar, hear from Harvard Medical School scientists and clinicians on the latest approaches that use the body’s own defenses to fight cancer. Speakers: - Arlene Sharpe, MD, PhD - Catherine J. Wu, MD - Jerome Ritz, MD - David F. McDermott, MD Like Harvard Medical School on Facebook: goo.gl/4dwXyZ Follow on Twitter: goo.gl/GbrmQM Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/s1w4up Follow on LinkedIn: goo.gl/04vRgY Website: hms.harvard.edu/

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