Cancer has been considered one of the worst diagnoses anyone can ever get simply because we automatically associate it with death. Since its discovery, there has been several studies around the early cancer detection and cancer therapy. Countless lives have been lost in the battle leaving little to hope for. Fortunately, there are people like Dr. Matthew Halpert and Dr. Rafael Gonzalez from Immunocine Cancer Center, who discovered a breakthrough in how our own immune system can be used in our fight against cancer. Today, we will talk about immunotherapy and how our dendritic cells play a role in the treatment, and what sets this treatment apart from chemotherapy and radiation therapy. If you have been diagnosed or know anyone who is battling the big C, you cannot miss this episode! Hear how a patient diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer with only a few months left was declared NED, or No Evidence of Disease, after receiving this treatment. So get some power on your plate, sit back and listen in!

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