The aim of cancer immunology is to develop new approaches to fighting cancer by enhancing the body's natural immune defense system. These new immune activating therapies are referred to as immunotherapy. An important part of the immune system are proteins called antibodies. The immune system makes antibodies to attach to the antigens which are usually found on the surface of cells. The antigens can then be identified and destroyed by antibodies or other cells in the immune system.
Antibodies hold promise in the treatment of cancer.
They then alert other cells in the immune system to the presence of the cancer cells. Vaccines Vaccines are another method to stimulate an immune response. The researchers primed the cells by bathing them in a solution containing large quantities of the tumor's unique cell-surface protein. This page is a work in progress - if you have more complete information, references, or other information please contact the author . The author is not in the medical field and does not warrant the correctness of the material on this page or the sites linked - please take online information and consult with your own medical team to make informed decisions.