145. The Science of Tumours

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Recorded14 Dec 2023

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Our immune system is constantly working hard to protect us from infection and disease, but try as it may it has always struggled to defend our bodies from tumours and cancerous growths. For years, scientists have been looking for a way to stimulate the immune response more effectively in the fight against cancer. Luke takes us through the various successful and unsuccessful attempts to do just this as well as the new drugs that are reducing the death rates from melanoma.

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