Where it already works

Immunotherapy instead of chemotherapy – is this the future?

The diagnosis of cancer is a big shock. The treatment is often very stressful.

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An almost revolutionary change is taking place in the treatment of cancer. Tyrolean physician Christian Marth talks about the unimagined possibilities of immunotherapy and where it is already being used successfully. 

Chemotherapy saves lives. But they are also stressful and sometimes have severe side effects. Medicine therefore has high hopes for immunotherapy. Put simply, this activates the body's own immune response to destroy cancer cells. However, until a few years ago, only a few successes could be achieved.