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Glossary: Immunotherapy
 


Definition
Techniques used to stimulate or strengthen a patient's own immune system.

Topics Related To Immunotherapy
Brain TumorThe Condition
"...With major technological advances such as gene therapy and immunotherapy, there are more treatment options than ever before..."

Immunostimulant

Related Topic
"..., immunotherapy is relegated to experimental drugs, but a number of plant substances are used in Europe as immunostimulants..."

Immunotherapy

As A Treatment
"Immunotherapy refers to a treatment strategy aimed at modulating the immune system to achieve a prophylactic and/or therapeutic goal..."

Indoor Allergies

The Condition
"...Even if your allergies require medications and/or immunotherapy, environmental controls should always be an integral part of your treatment plan..."

Kaposi's Sarcoma

The Condition
"...main types of treatment for KS: surgery (removing the tumours), chemotherapy (using drugs to kill cancer cells), radiation therapy (using high-energy rays to kill cancer cells), and biological or immunotherapy (using the body's immune system to fight the cancer)..."

Kidney Cancer

The Condition
"...Aside from surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy, treatment options include the following ... Biological or Immunotherapy (using compounds produced by the body's immune system, or laboratory-produced copies of them, to destroy cancer cells)..."

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

The Condition
"...Biological therapy (also called immunotherapy) is a form of treatment that uses the body's immune system, either directly or indirectly, to fight cancer or to lessen the side effects that can be caused by some cancer treatments..."

Susceptibility To Miscarriages

The Condition
"...A recent study reports an 80% success rate in women who either had a history of miscarriage despite optimal immunotherapy (paternal leukocyte immunization, aspirin, heparin and prednisone), or had a history of IUGR..."





Last updated: Oct 08, 2008


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