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Macmillan and Cancerbackup merged in 2008. Together we provide free, high quality information for people affected by cancer through our publications, website and phone service. Find out more|.
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Biological therapies use substances that occur naturally in the body to destroy cancer cells. There are several types of treatment including: monoclonal antibodies|, cancer growth inhibitors|, vaccines| and gene therapy|. Biological therapy is also known as immunotherapy.
More information about each treatment and on relevant drugs can be found in this section. They are divided into types of treatment, or if you know the name of the drug that you are looking for, you can use the alphabetical list| to find it.
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