The Cure For Prostate Cancer
“Two men with advanced and inoperable prostate cancer have made dramatic recoveries after being treated with an experimental antibody drug. Rodger Nelson and Fructuoso Solano-Revuelta are now both cancer-free and have returned to normal life. They were taking part in the trial of drug called ipilimumab that boosts the immune system… First, the patients received traditional hormone therapy to remove testosterone, which fuels prostate cancer. Researchers then introduced a single dose of ipilimumab. The drug is an antibody which builds on the hormone therapy and boosts the immune system’s response to the cancer. Both patients saw their prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels drop to the point where they became eligible for surgery. PSA is a protein in the blood that allows doctors to monitor prostate cancer. When the surgeons made their incisions, they had a surprise.” w/ photo
