Cancer Immunology

The multi-disciplinary division of medicine that is complicated with understanding the part of the immune system in the evolution and development of cancer is called Cancer immunology the most well-known application is cancer immunotherapy, where it utilises the immune system as a treatment for cancer. Tumors may manifest tumor antigens that are validated by the immune system and may induce an immune response. These tumor antigens may be Tumor-specific antigen or Tumor-associated antigen. The antigens that are present in tumor cells are called Tumor-specific antigens. Tumor-associated antigens are present in healthy cells, sometimes they also occur in tumor cells.

Types of Immunotherapy treatment: