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    Source: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org...atment/122123/


    New cancer treatment creates best “overall survival ever”
    October 11, 2021
    new cancer treatment, immunotherapy combination

    A new cancer treatment, an alternative to gruelling chemotherapy, is saving the lives of head and neck cancer patients

    In a Phase Three trial, a new treatment appears to be working better than chemotherapy for head and neck cancer patients – creating a better chance at living longer than chemotherapy, which is infamously tough on the human body.

    The immunotherapy combination, nivolumab and ipilimumab, created fewer side effects and appeared to help create a longer life expectancy.

    A 77-year old man, Barry Ambrose, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017. The cancer spread to his lungs, and he was told that there was nothing left to do but prepare.

    However, a second hospital gave him the option to join the trial. Throughout his two-year stint, Barry was cleared of throat cancer entirely. To be clear, he accepted the immunotherapy, then he took chemotherapy and surgery...
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