Biological Treatment - A more recent approach to cancer treatment, including treatment of mesothelioma cancer, is the use of the body’s own defense mechanisms to fight tumor cells. Medical experts are exploring how elements of the immune system can be restored, enhanced, mimicked, and manipulated to destroy cancerous cells. Substances produced by normal cells that either directly block tumor growth or stimulate the immune system and other body defenses are called biological response modifiers. Examples of these substances are interferon (made by lymphocytes which are important in immune response), monoclonal antibodies (derived from mouse cells and capable of binding to human tumors in an immune response), colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) that stimulate blood forming cells, and interleukins that stimulate the immune system.
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What is mesothelioma?
Malignant mesothelioma is a disease that strikes approximately 3,000 U.S. citizens each year. In this rare form of cancer, malignant (cancer) cells are found in the sac lining the chest, the lining of the abdominal cavity, or the lining around the heart.
Biological - Mesothelioma Treatment
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