New treatment “remembers” tumors and hinders growth

Cancer is among the deadliest diseases known to mankind. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 1,685,210 new cancer cases would have been diagnosed in the United States in 2016, while an alarming 595,690 individuals would have perished from the disease. What makes this disease so deadly?

How cancer works

The immune system acts as the body’s first line of defense against harmful organisms. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the immune system neutralizes “pathogens like bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi that have entered the body.” These harmful organisms are removed from the body. Similarly, the immune system …read more