The BBC has reported that drugs that boost the immune system have saved the lives of some men with terminal prostate cancer, say doctors in the UK. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London said the results were "spectacular" and a "big deal".
The BBC has reported that drugs that boost the immune system have saved the lives of some men with terminal prostate cancer, say doctors in the UK. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital in London said the results were "spectacular" and a "big deal".
Immunotherapy is transforming the treatment of cancer and is now part of routine practice for some skin and lung cancers.
An early stage trial, presented at the world's biggest meeting of cancer doctors and scientists in Chicago, is the first to show that this approach works on prostate cancer too.
In the UK, the disease is the most common cancer in men and it has recently overtaken breast cancer to become the third biggest killer. This treatment is not suitable for all types of prostate cancer. SameDayDoctor private doctor clinics test our older men regularly for prostate cancer and we pick up many early cancers each year. Our patients are referred rapidly for assessment and treatment at our private walk in clinic.
