Handbook of Cancer Vaccines (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development)
Contributors: Michael A. Morse (Editor); Timothy M. Clay (Editor); H. Kim Lyerly (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: January 28, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9781588292094
Subjects: Oncology; Pharmacology; Medical; Cancer; Vaccines; Medical / Nursing; Nursing - Oncology & Cancer; Medical / Oncology; Immunology; Cancer Vaccines; Handbooks, manuals, etc
First sentence: Interest in activating the immune system to control tumors dates to more than 100 yr ago and is often attributed to William B. Coley who used the inflammatory response to bacterial products as a form of immunotherapy (1).