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Vaccines in oncology: background and clinical potential
1CRC Department of Medical Oncology, University of Manchester & Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, UK.
The British Journal of Radiology
|November 16, 2001
Abstract:
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Western society. Despite improvements in screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, many patients ultimately succumb to their disease. Advances in molecular biology and our increased understanding of how the immune system functions have led to an intense interest in the development of cancer vaccines.