{"id":1278,"date":"2014-07-28T03:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2015-02-02T19:55:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T00:55:44","slug":"could-immuno-oncology-be-the-cancer-cure-weve-been-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/28\/could-immuno-oncology-be-the-cancer-cure-weve-been-waiting-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Immuno-Oncology Be the Cancer Cure We\u2019ve Been Waiting For?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-675\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-675\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MP9003901121-200x142.jpg\" alt=\"Immuno-Oncology\" width=\"200\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MP9003901121-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/MP9003901121.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immuno-Oncology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some cancer researchers are calling immuno-oncology the cure for cancer we\u2019ve all been waiting for. While it seems too early to say we\u2019ve won the war against cancer, what western medicine is calling immuno-oncology and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/Clinics.aspx\">Issels Integrative Oncology Centers<\/a> call <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/default.aspx\">integrative immunotherapy<\/a>, is clearly a giant step in the right direction. Even conservative members of the cancer community consider advanced immunotherapy to be \u201cthe most exciting development in cancer care\u201d and have been impressed with clinical reports of \u201cdramatically extended survival,\u201d according to Canada\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2014\/06\/09\/our-immune-systems-can-unmask-tumours-and-cure-cancer-experts-say-calling-immuno-oncology-the-biggest-breakthrough-in-years\/\"><em>National Post<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Immunotherapy Fights Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of many problems with traditional cancer treatments &#8212; surgery, chemotherapy,\u00a0radiation \u2013 is that they tear down the body, destroying healthy cells along with cancerous ones. <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/13\/using-your-own-immune-cells-to-fight-cancer\/\">Immunotherapy<\/a> takes a completely different approach. By tapping into the power of your body\u2019s immune system, immunotherapy works with your body, strengthening your body\u2019s natural defenses and helping immune cells to identify, seek out and destroy cancer cells.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMind-Blowing\u201d Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cancer cells have a frustrating ability to disguise themselves and hide from immune cells. New <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/Vaccines.aspx\">targeted therapies<\/a> use <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/18\/how-do-t-cells-help-fight-cancer\/\">T-cells<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/cytokinesLAK.aspx\">Natural Killer Cells<\/a> to unmask tumor cells and strengthen your immune system\u2019s ability to ferret out and destroy cancer cells. Yale University immunologist David Hafler called the results of such treatments \u201cmind-blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The use of <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/13\/how-autohemotherapy-bolsters-immune-response\/\">autohemotherapy<\/a>\u00a0has also produced some amazing results in a number of patients battling late-stage cancers. Some patients who were told they only had weeks to live have found new hope as their tumors disappeared after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/TreatmentSummary.aspx\">immunotherapy treatment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Issels has been a leader in integrative immunotherapy treatments for cancer for more than 60 years. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\/AboutUs.aspx\">Visit our website to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some cancer researchers are calling immuno-oncology the cure for cancer we\u2019ve all been waiting for. While it seems too early to say we\u2019ve won the war against cancer, what western medicine is calling immuno-oncology and Issels Integrative Oncology Centers call integrative immunotherapy, is clearly a giant step in the right direction. Even conservative members of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/28\/could-immuno-oncology-be-the-cancer-cure-weve-been-waiting-for\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Could Immuno-Oncology Be the Cancer Cure We\u2019ve Been Waiting For?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[203,205,216],"tags":[229,351,281],"class_list":["post-1278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-research","category-immuno-oncology","category-immunotherapy","tag-advanced-cancer-treatment","tag-cancer-tumors","tag-curing-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1292,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1278\/revisions\/1292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}