Season 1 · Episode 7
How Melanoma Met its Match: Cancer Immunotherapy
The Good News About Cancer · Charles Ryan MD, Alicia Morgans MD MPH
April 15, 202522m 7s
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Show Notes
Did you know that the immune system, which keeps us from getting sick, can also be harnessed to fight cancer? In this episode, Dr. Jedd Wolchok of Weill Cornell Medicine explains the major breakthroughs that led to the development of immunotherapy. This revolutionized treatment of metastatic melanoma, and has since been a game-changer in treating many other kinds of cancers.