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MD Anderson
is engaged in at least
50
immunotherapy-related clinical trials
at any given time, and has the
LARGEST CANCER
CLINICAL TRIAL PROGRAM
IN THE COUNTRY.
C A N C E R I M M U
Approximately
8.2
MILLION
PEOPLE DIE OF CANCER
worldwide each year.
The number of
NEW CASES OF CANCER
is expected to rise to
22
MILLION
annually within the next
two decades.
T
he idea to use a patient's immune system to fight cancer was
originally developed by Dr. William Coley in the late 1800s.
He noticed patients who developed bacterial infections
after surgery fared better than patients who did not, and
postulated the infection awakened their immune system.
The immune system then fought the cancer in addition
to the infection.
INSIDE
THE CURRENT PILLARS OF CANCER TREATMENT
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EACH YEAR,
OVER
14
MILLION
people in the world are diagnosed with
CANCER.
