Vaccines in oncology: background and clinical potential

Authors
Armstrong, AC Hawkins, RE
Citation
Ac. Armstrong et Re. Hawkins, Vaccines in oncology: background and clinical potential, BR J RADIOL, 74(887), 2001, pp. 991-1002
Citations number
82
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00071285 → ACNP
Volume
74
Issue
887
Year of publication
2001
Pages
991 - 1002
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Western society. Despite im provements in screening, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, many patients u ltimately succumb to their disease. Advances in molecular biology and our i ncreased understanding of how the immune system functions have led to an in tense interest in the development of cancer vaccines.