Stories Related to Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy

DENISE GRADY, NY Times: Science
Mon, 04/16/2018 - 9:47am

Adding immunotherapy to standard chemo treatments can halve the risk of death for people with the most common type of lung cancer, a new study shows.

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