Immunotherapy – the new treatment for cancer.

Immunotherapy – the new treatment for cancer.

This lecture was given on Monday 10 October 2016 by Professor Michael Millward, the foundation Chair of Clinical Cancer Research at the University of Western Australia and a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth. Professor Millward talked about the newest tool in cancer treatment – immunotherapy, the talk includes an overview of the immune system, how cancer and the immune system interact, how drugs can change the way our immune system responses, where we are at and the future of immunotherapy.