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What is Biological Therapy?
Biological treatment means the method of treatment of a particular disease by either activating or suppressing the immune system of a human body. The biological treatment by which the response of the immune system is increased is called activation immunotherapy.
There is another alternative method where the immunity is suppressed for the purpose of treatment. That type of biological treatment is called suppression immunotherapy.
In simple terms, biological therapy is a method of treating cancer by boosting the immunity system of the body to fight against cancer.
Since biological treatment entails controlling the immune system, it is also called immunotherapy.
The other name of biological therapy is biotherapy. Biological therapy is also called biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.
Our immune system is the defender against the attacks of viruses and bacteria.
In biological therapy, the immune system of your body is used to identify and destroy cancer cells.
Biological therapy works in the manner as stated:
• Restricting or mitigating the growth of cancer cells.
• Helping the immune system find the cancer cells more easily so that they may be destroyed.
• Increasing the ability to kill cancer cells.
• Stopping the spread of the cancer cells to the various parts of the body from the point of origin.