Immunotherapy

Using Your Immune System to Fight Cancer

AtSanford Cancer,you have the option of immunotherapy – boosting your body’s immune system to fight cancer.

Immunotherapy, also called biologic therapy or biotherapy, may be used to:

• Treat or manage cancer. Immunotherapy may be used with other treatments to help them work better. Immunotherapy works best to treat early-stage cancers.

• Prevent cancer. Cancer vaccines help protect against viruses that can cause some cancers. One example is the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV. This virus causes cervical cancer, as well as other cancers.Find out more about the HPV vaccine.

How does cancer immunotherapy work?

癌症免疫疗法使用身体或实验室制造的物质来增强你的免疫系统。

The cells, antibodies and organs of your immune system work to defend your body against invaders, such as bacteria or viruses. In immunotherapy, your immune system gets a boost so it can better detect healthy cells versus cancer cells. It also makes the body better at killing cancer cells.

根据不同的治疗方法，免疫疗法采取不同的形式。它可以通过注射、静脉输液或血细胞输注的方式给予。

Your doctor might use immunotherapy alone or with other cancer treatments such aschemotherapyandradiation therapy,includingIORTfor breast cancer patients.

不要独自对抗癌症。与免疫治疗专家探讨你的治疗方案。