Treatments: Biological therapy (immunotherapy)
Description:
Biological therapy (also called immunotherapy)
helps the body's natural ability (immune
system) to fight disease or protects the body from
some of the side effects of cancer treatment. Monoclonal
antibodies, interferon,
interleukin-2,
and colony-stimulating
factors are some types of biological therapy.1
Count: Biological therapy (immunotherapy) is listed as a: treatment for 10 conditions; alternative treatment for 10 conditions; preventive treatment for 0 conditions; research treatment for 9 conditions.
Treatments: all treatments
Biological therapy (immunotherapy) as a treatment: The following list of conditions have 'Biological therapy (immunotherapy)' or similar listed as a treatment in our database:
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C
K
L
M
N
O
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Biological therapy (immunotherapy) as a research area: The following list of conditions have 'Biological therapy (immunotherapy)' or similar listed as a research treatment or other research area in our database:
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M
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S
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1. excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer - An Overview: NCI
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