A new therapy that kills cancer cells by boosting the body’s immune system is taking off in Hong Kong and might replace chemotherapy within a decade, a University of Hong Kong medical expert claims.
About 200 cancer patients in the city have already received the treatment and “most saw good results”, even in would-be terminal cases, said Thomas Yau Chung-cheung, clinical associate professor at HKU.
The immunotherapy was hailed as a global medical breakthrough three years ago...
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