20 Facts You Should Know About Immunotherapy Treatment

FACT #1:Cancer immunotherapy is a powerful treatment, taps into your body's natural defense system.

Our immune system, armed with killer T cells, is designed to fend off cancer cells. However, cancer can sometimes outwit our immune defenses. That's where immunotherapy treatment comes in.

A significant chunk of what we've learned about the immune system's role in cancer comes from researchers at the Cancer Research Institute (CRI). Since 1953, CRI has been the world's foremost nonprofit organization dedicated solely to advancing immunotherapy and its scientific foundations to improve cancer care.