303 | James P. Allison on Fighting Cancer with the Immune System

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But it's not just a more kind of organic, natural way to fight the disease, but then the person who has had the therapy has that extra layer of protection against getting cancer going forward. You haven't just killed that tumor or most of that tumor. You've built up the body's defense systems. So, of course, that is, for real world purposes, a fascinating and important development.