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Cancer immunotherapies are general methods that attempt to specifically use or activate the body's own immune system to fight cancer. Even though the forms of immunological cancer therapies differ, they all have a common goal: to prolong the lives of cancer patients or, in the best case, even to cure them. In the video, oncologist Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Jens Panse, Deputy Director of the Clinic for Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology and Stem Cell Transplantation (Medical Clinic IV) at RWTH Aachen University Hospital, explains, among other things, how cancer immunotherapy works, who it is suitable for and what side effects are possible. 00:00 Introduction 00:24 What is the goal of immunotherapy? 01:12 What forms of immunotherapy are there? 05:39 What types of cancer does immunotherapy help with? 07:12 What are the risks of immunotherapy? 09:43 What are the advantages of immunotherapy? 10:27 Who is eligible for immunotherapy and when? 12:54 How does the treatment work? 14:45 How long is immunotherapy administered? 16:18 Can cancer be cured with immunotherapy? ____About this channel____________________________________________________________ Here, the RWTH Aachen University Hospital provides information on current topics in university medicine, gives tips for a healthy lifestyle, dispels medical myths and introduces interesting employees from nursing and medical professions and many other areas. ____Social Media________________________________________________________________ Facebook: / uniklinikrwthaachen Twitter: / uniklinikaachen Instagram: / uniklinik_rwth_aachen