A study funded by the BBVA Foundation, new hope against colon cancer
(WorldNews Spain)

Immunotherapies are treatments that aim to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer. The strategy has proven quite effective against some tumors - including melanoma or lung cancer - but inefficient against many others. A team headed by ICREA researcher Eduard Batlle and funded by the BBVA Foundation has discovered why and proven that it can also be used against colon cancer. Explore more... The use of immunotherapy drugs started five years ago. These treatments help patients` immune systems to attack cancer cells by deactivating the...