Cancer Immunology
Cancer immunology is the study of how the immune system interacts with cancer cells. It focuses on understanding how cancer cells evade immune surveillance and identifying strategies to harness the immune system's power to recognize and eliminate tumors. Key concepts include immunotherapy, which uses treatments like immune checkpoint inhibitors to enhance the immune response against cancer, and the tumor microenvironment, which consists of immune cells and molecules that influence cancer progression. Advances in cancer immunology have revolutionized cancer treatment, offering new hope for patients through targeted therapies that leverage the body's own defenses to combat malignancies.
