| en_161680_0 Two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer using the human body’s immune system have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which brings new hope for cancer patients. | |
| en_161680_1 The work, by Professor James P. Allison from the United States and Professor Tasuku Honjo from Japan, has led to the treatment of advanced, deadly skin cancer. | |
| en_161680_2 The prize was awarded jointly to them “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation,” according to the Nobel Committee. | |
| en_161680_3 The treatment of cancers used to focus on the tumor cells while the new cancer therapy makes full use of the body’s immune system, which improves the efficiency of treatment. | |