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The immune system contains a number of cell types, such as [[NK cells]] and [[cytotoxic T cell|killer T cells]] that have the capability to destroy other cells that have become infected with viruses or have become cancerous. [[Immunotherapy]] involves the enhancement or potentiation of these natural defenses against tumor cells.
The immune system contains a number of cell types, such as [[NK cells]] and [[cytotoxic T cell|killer T cells]] that have the capability to destroy other cells that have become infected with viruses or have become cancerous. [[Immunotherapy]] involves the enhancement or potentiation of these natural defenses against tumor cells.
===new and experimental treatments===
===New and Experimental Treatments===
There are many new and experimental treatments for cancer developed every day. These should be viewed with skepticism until more is known about the effects that these treatments may have since many "cures" for cancer have been publicized or marketed without FDA approval and have been found to be ineffective if not harmful. An example of this is Kent Hovind supporting the use of laetrile (also known as amygdalin, or misleadingly "vitamin" B17) which is found in the seeds of raw fruits such as apricots as a cure for cancer.<ref>[http://www.bibleandscience.com/otherviews/hovind.htm Institute for Biblical & Scientific Studies, February 2008]</ref> This has never been found to cure cancer from any research but instead has been shown to cause cyanide poisoning.<ref>[http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/laetrile/patient/allpages#Section_20 National Cancer Institute, February 2008]</ref> <ref>[http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/306/4/201 New England Journal of Medicine: A clinical trial of amygdalin (Laetrile) in the treatment of human cancer, February 2008]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==