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Fighting cancer with drugs that boost immune systems
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Scientists are studying how checkpoint inhibitors can be used to lower the risk of the cancer coming back following the initial cancer treatment.
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When it comes to cancer treatment, chemotherapy may immediately come to mind. However, in recent years, immunotherapy has emerged as an effective class of anti-cancer treatment.
Also called checkpoint inhibitors, they are medications that boost the patient's immune system to fight the abnormal growth.
