Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Immunotherapy
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2024-08-22
Definition:
"Immunotherapy boosts the immune system or helps the immune system to find cancer and attack it. Immunotherapy is used to:
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stop or slow the growth of cancer
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stop cancer from spreading to other parts of the body
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help the immune system work better to destroy cancer cells
- deliver toxins, such as radiation or chemotherapy, directly to cancer cells."
For more information, including the CCI codes used to identify this type of cancer treatment, see the Types of Cancer Treatment section in the Overview of the Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data concept.
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