{"id":3108,"date":"2018-01-26T01:43:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T06:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2018-01-17T16:17:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T21:17:25","slug":"issels-and-the-dendritic-cell-vaccine-for-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/26\/issels-and-the-dendritic-cell-vaccine-for-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Issels and the Dendritic Cell Vaccine for Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3003\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3003\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Depositphotos_35215291_xs-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"It's Time to Cross Out Cancer!\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Depositphotos_35215291_xs-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Depositphotos_35215291_xs.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s Time to Cross Out Cancer!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For decades, Issels\u00ae has been a leader in non-toxic <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immunotherapy for cancer <\/a>treatments. The <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/cancer-vaccines\/#dendritic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dendritic cell vaccine<\/a> is one of the most potent weapons in our cancer-fighting arsenal, succeeding in many late-stage patients for whom other treatments had failed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Power of Dendritic Cells<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Immunotherapy for cancer focuses on boosting the power of the body&#8217;s own immune system to fight tumors. <a href=\"https:\/\/dendritic.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dendritic cells<\/a> are part of the immune system, serving as advance sentries that recognize the presence of foreign antigens.<\/p>\n<p>Once the dendritic cells process the antigens, they are presented to T cells, another part of the immune system. <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/09\/strategic-t-cells-use-may-be-the-key-to-effective-cancer-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T cells<\/a> are effectors that provide a response to stimulus such as bacteria, viruses and other invaders.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, dendritic cells are extremely potent, but the problem is that they&#8217;re not usually present in large enough quantities. Dendritic cell vaccines are an effective method of increasing their numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Issels\u00ae and the Dendritic Cell Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a process called extracorporeal photophoresis, a patient&#8217;s blood passes through an ultraviolet light chamber, which provides an immune boosting effect. White blood cells are harvested and cultured into active dendritic cells, then re-injected into the body to trigger an immune response.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional cancer treatments often have side effects because they attack healthy cells along with tumor cells. <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/30\/dendritic-cell-therapy-has-been-funded-by-the-american-cancer-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dendritic cells<\/a> can distinguish normal dying cells from cancer cells so the immune system refrains from attacking them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personalized Immunotherapy for Cancer at Issels\u00ae<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dendritic cell vaccines are only one of the innovative treatments we use for patients with all forms of cancer. <a href=\"http:\/\/66.135.32.155\/issels\/Questionnaire\/request-issels-info.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> to read and hear <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/testimonials-updates-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testimonials from our many patients<\/a> who have successfully achieved long-term remission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, Issels\u00ae has been a leader in non-toxic immunotherapy for cancer treatments. The dendritic cell vaccine is one of the most potent weapons in our cancer-fighting arsenal, succeeding in many late-stage patients for whom other treatments had failed. The Power of Dendritic Cells Immunotherapy for cancer focuses on boosting the power of the body&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/26\/issels-and-the-dendritic-cell-vaccine-for-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Issels and the Dendritic Cell Vaccine for Cancer<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,580,205,216,538,1],"tags":[251,654,531,591],"class_list":["post-3108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-cancer-treatment","category-cancer-treatment","category-immuno-oncology","category-immunotherapy","category-immunotherapy-for-cancer","category-uncategorized","tag-cancer-vaccines","tag-dendritic-cell-vaccine","tag-immunotherapy-for-cancer","tag-issels"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3111,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions\/3111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}