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Immunotherapy: The future of fighting cancer?
An immunotherapy drug has given new hope to patients with head and neck cancer, which is hard to treat. In a trial, 36% of those who took the drug - Nivolumab - were alive after a year, compared to 17% given chemotherapy. Dr Emma Smith from Cancer Research UK explains how immunotherapy works.
(Image: Kidney cancer cells. Credit: Science Photo Library)
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