Listen: The key to treating cancer may be in your gut
In a new podcast, a doctor explains how cancer immunotherapy uses the microbiome to create an "on-off" switch for tumors.
In a new podcast, oncologist Professor Thomas Gajewski of the University of Chicago discusses how cancer immunotherapy may hold the key to effective cancer treatment within our bodies. Traditional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, have long targeted tumors directly, often resulting in severe side effects and inconsistent outcomes.
Gajewski's ground-breaking research in cancer immunotherapy centers around why certain melanoma patients experience dramatic responses to immune-based therapies while others do not. In the Big Brains podcast, Gajewski explains how training T-cells to recognize and attack tumors is revolutionizing oncology, the potential of the microbiome to enhance cancer treatments, and the necessary steps to ensure these life-saving immunotherapies work effectively for every patient.
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