ABSTRACT
Why Are Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy Important to You and Me?
Immunotherapy will be the ultimate treatment for many forms of cancer. Possibly 20 to 30 years from now, the treatment of cancer will be so radically different from what it is today that it would be like comparing the motorbikes of the late 1800s to the high-tech automobiles of today. The technology of the modern car is so advanced that the average citizen has no idea how to fi x it if something goes wrong. If we can better understand immunity to cancer, we can develop more effective treatments for cancer. This book was written to make the subject less complicated. It is an important subject because none of us can say that he or she can never get cancer. Every one of us has the potential to get cancer. We can lower our odds, but if a cancer forms in our body and our immune system cannot remove it, we have a problem. Cancer has affected most people in this country in one way or another. Either you’ve had it or have known someone who has. The loss of those people to loved ones and relatives is tremendous. But also, our society and its development depend on each individual. The loss of millions of people to cancer has diminished the advancement of science, arts, politics, and other aspects of society. This is why any information about cancer that is understood by a large number of people is important to all of us.
