Cancer Immunotherapy : Cancer is such a dangerous and life-threatening disease that not only India but the whole world is troubled by it. In 2023, the government informed the Lok Sabha that there are more than 14 lakh cancer patients in the country. In the year 2022, the number of people who died due to cancer was more than 8 lakh.
A research was conducted on 1,655 patients of colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer at Birmingham and Women’s Hospital in America, in which it was found that ‘immunotherapy’ (Cancer Immunotherapy) is quite successful for cancer patients. In such a situation, the question arises whether it can become a panacea for cancer patients. Let us know what is cancer immunotherapy and when is it needed…
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What is cancer immunotherapy
Cancer is a disease whose one form is tumor and the other form is chemical, which brings down the immunity boosting cells of our body. Immunotherapy helps in making these cells strong again. This means that immunotherapy gives the power to fight cancer by using the immune system of our body.
How cancer immunotherapy works
When is immunotherapy needed in cancer
The best thing is that so far the risk of side effects from immunotherapy has been seen to be low. However, it depends on the cancer and its stage. Currently, it is being used mostly in stage-4 of cancer. Medical science is also constantly doing different experiments on it.
What is the risk of cancer in India?
According to government data, cancer cases are increasing continuously in the country. Changing lifestyle and eating habits are one of the biggest reasons for this. According to the 2020 report of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Center for Disease Informatics and Research, after 5 years, cancer cases in the country will increase by 12%. In such a situation, if immunotherapy is successful and comes to India, then cancer patients can get a lot of relief.
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