"Mesothelioma treatment" - Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer
Title: Lung Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 3/24/2005

Doctor: Getting the Most from Your Doctor s Appointment
Title: Doctor: Getting the Most from Your Doctor s Appointment
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 5/13/2005
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2005

my Family
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Review Focuses on Trials Targeting Lung Cancer with Vaccine Immunotherapy
Researchers review clinical trials targeting lung cancer with vaccine immunotherapy in a recent issue of Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. According to the review from the United States, "Successful active immunotherapy is expected to be specific and nontoxic. Until now, the success of immunotherapy in cancer has been sporadic and unpredictable. This has been attributable in part to the lack of a full understanding of the mechanistic underpinnings of immune regulation." "Furthermore, the lack of systematic success of immunotherapy, as argued in this review, stems from failing to effectively target tumors such as non-small cell lung cancer," said Luis E. Raez and collaborators at the University of Miami and Tulane University. The...

Early Cancer Detection And Treatment
Title: Early Cancer Detection And Treatment
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2002