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Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer

· 36 min

Episode Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer

0:00 36:15

Immunotherapy uses the body's immune system to fight cancer. In blood cancer, a revolutionary t-cell therapy has cured patients and could show promise in solid tumours.

In bladder cancer, the tuberculosis vaccine is infused to treat non-invasive cancer. However a shortage of BCG means researchers are having to test out other methods.

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