07 April 2016•Update: 08 April 2016
PARIS
Immunotherapy has reached a new renaissance in recent years, Dr. Marie-Paule Sablin, an oncologist at Institut Curie Research Centre in Paris, told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview on new types of cancer treatments.
A new type of cancer treatment, immunotherapy has recently become a favored method in Europe. “In this treatment, all types of tumors can be cured. Immunotherapy has become more effective in fighting all types of cancers, especially lung cancer,” said Sablin.
Sablin said that research and clinical tests on immunotherapy and other molecular treatments continue and will produce concrete results. “When tests regarding molecular treatments come out positive and if patients are responsive, we will apply the treatment,” she added.
As for the treatment’s side effects, she mentioned some of them on the digestive system, “We try to reduce side effects which affect cancer patients”. She continued, “Regarding what stage the patients are at, they should be informed all the time. What patients need most is confidence".
Immunotherapy is a type of treatment which tries to boost the body’s immune system to overcome patients’ tolerance of cancer cells.
