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Cancer and the Immune System: The Vital Connection

This is a cancer patient resource that discusses the following topics:

An Enigma Called Cancer

The Oncogene: A Key Factor in Development of Cancer

The Human Defense System

The Concept of an Innate Defense Network

The Adaptive Defense System

Brian Pricked His Thumb and His Immune System Jumped Into Action

The Humoral Immune Response

The Cellular Immune Response

The Origins of Immunotherapy Advances in Human Tumor Immunotherapy

Specific Immunotherapy I: Adoptive Transfer

Specific Immunotherapy II: Vaccination

The Advantages of Cancer Immunotherapy

Techniques Behind the Advances in Tumor Immunotherapy

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: June 7, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 21, 2017
Author:: Oki K. Dzivenu, D.Phil., and Jill O’Donnell-Torm, Cancer Research Institute
Submitter:: Andrea Okrentowich
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Languages:: Chinese, Spanish, French, German, English, Polish, Indonesian, Italian
Cost Involved:: no
Source Code Available:: no
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: no