immunotherapy
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- The concept of using the immune system to treat disease, for example, developing a vaccine against cancer. Immunotherapy may also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system, allergies for example. See also cancer
National Human Genome Research Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Using the immune system to treat disease, for example, in the development of vaccines. May also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system. See also: cancer
Human Genome Project - Cite This Source - This Definition - adenovirus, ataxia-telangiectasia, Cancer, Hereditary cancer, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), oncovirus, Retrovirus, Sporadic cancer
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