US Doctors Cure Skin Cancer With Patient's Own Cloned Cells

by Sreeraman on  June 19, 2008 at 11:38 AM Research News
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Using a patient’s own immune system to combat cancer, called immunotherapy, is a growing area of research that aims to develop less-toxic cancer treatments than standard chemotherapy and radiation.

Some 160,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed around the world every year, particularly affecting white men living in very sunny regions.

Although it usually affects the skin, in rare cases it can also infect the eyes and intestines.

According to the World Health Organization, some 48,000 people die from melanoma every year.

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