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dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-15T10:55:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-15T10:55:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Sant, G. (2019). Putting patients first. THINK Magazine, 28, 16-19. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 2306-0735 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/67243 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Our bodies produce billions of cells every day. With such industrial production rates, it’s entirely likely that a mistake or two are made along the way. Cancer cells are those mistakes—faulty mutants. Humans are also equipped with mechanisms that allow them to recognise cancer cells and get rid of them, but there can be trouble when distinguishing ‘bad’ from ‘good’. Part and parcel of cancer is that it compromises the immune system to ‘escape’ our ‘guards’. This precious time during which the body fails to recognise the mutants is the golden opportunity for cancer cells to multiply and thrive. And as the cancer grows, so do the problems that come with it. Despite the varied types of cancers in existence, treatment usually entails surgery and chemotherapy. But the risks and side-effects that come with them are heart-wrenching. But what if a vaccine can stop cancer in its tracks? Prof. Pierre Schembri-Wismayer and his team are working on a type of immunotherapy that enables the body to recognise the invading cancer sooner, directing the attack as a result. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Patient-centered health care | en_GB |
dc.subject | Physician and patient | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hospital care | en_GB |
dc.title | Putting patients first | en_GB |
dc.type | contributionToPeriodical | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | THINK Magazine | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Sant, Gail | - |
Appears in Collections: | Think Magazine, Issue 28 Think Magazine, Issue 28 |
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