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General information about biological therapies

Biological therapies use substances that occur naturally in the body to destroy cancer cells. There are several types of treatment including: monoclonal antibodies, cancer growth inhibitors, vaccines and gene therapy. Biological therapy is also known as immunotherapy.

More information about each treatment and on relevant drugs can be found in this section.  They are divided into types of treatment, or if you know the name of the drug that you are looking for, you can use the alphabetical list to find it.


Content last reviewed: 01 April 2008
Page last modified: 17 April 2008

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