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How is Immuno-Oncology different from other types
of cancer treatment?
cancer cells
Immuno-Oncology
uses drugs called cancer
immunotherapies to activate
cells of your immune system
that attack cancer cells, but it
might also harm healthy cells.
activate
your immune
cells
attack
healthy cells
cancer cells
Targeted therapy
uses drugs to attack cancer
cells more specifically than
chemotherapy. Still, targeted
therapy might damage
healthy cells.
attack
healthy cells
cancer cells
Radiation therapy
uses beams of intense energy to
target the cancer site. Even with
careful planning, this therapy
can still hurt healthy cells.
healthy cells
cancer cells
Chemotherapy
uses drugs to attack rapidly
dividing cells, like cancer cells.
However, it might also injure
healthy cells that are rapidly
dividing.
attack
attack
healthy cells
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How Does Immunotherapy Work?
Your immune system can protect you by fighting
cancer cells. This keeps your body in balance.
healthy cells
Ask your healthcare
provider to draw on
this sheet to show
you where the cancer
is in your body.
cancer cells
your body
Sometimes, cancer cells can escape the immune
system. Cancer cells that are still in the body
can continue to grow. This throws off your
body’s balance.
healthy cells
cancer cells
your body and cancer
Immunotherapies can help restore your immune
system’s ability to find and fight cancer cells.
cancer cells
healthy cells
your body, cancer, and immunotherapy
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Immunotherapy is another
option for some people living
with cancer. It is not right for
everyone. Discuss with your
healthcare team to see if
immunotherapy is right for you.
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