Doctor in the House: A Cure For Terminal Blood Cancers?

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Prof Datoâ€™ Dr Fuad Ismail, Senior Consultant Oncologist & Head Department of Oncology, HUKM

01-Apr-16 16:00

Doctor in the House: A Cure For Terminal Blood Cancers?

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A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has created much excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients went into remission. But closer analysis of the trial reveals something more. Prof Dato Dr Fuad Ismail joins Dr George Lee to give us a perspective into the future of cancer treatment.

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Tags: health and living, cancer immunotherapy, cancer management, terminal cancer, blood, immunology, non-hodgkin lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, leukemia, lymphoma

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