Using the immune system to treat cancer

Our immune system does an amazing job of protecting us from infections and even works naturally prevent cancer. . It has long been recognized that harnessing the immune system to treat cancer is a reasonable goal but efforts have not been stellar. It now appears that this is changing. On this edition of Line One Anchorage cancer specialist Dr. Steve Liu discusses using the immune system to treat cancer.

LISTEN HERE

• Dr. Steve Liu of Alaska Oncology and Hematology

LINKS:

• Dr Liu’s office website
• Want to get more reliable information about cancer, from National Cancer Institute
• Two excellent short videos to help understand cancer immunotherapy:

1. Nature | Cancer Immunotherapy – medical animation
2. Cancer Immunotherapy: ASCO’s Advance of the Year

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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, April 24, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT

REPEAT BROADCAST:  Monday, April 24, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT

DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:

• Mayo Clinic
• Cleveland Clinic
• MedlinePlus
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• HealthyChildren.org
• American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
• American College of Allergy,  Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
• Science Based Medicine
• Quackwatch
• Super Smart Health

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