CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 25, 187-197, Copyright
© 1975 by American Cancer Society
Tumor Immunology
Charles F. McKhann M.D.1 and
Melvin A. Yarlott Jr. M.D.2
1 Professor of Surgery and Microbiology, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2 Clinical Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
At the present time the interaction between the immune response of the tumor-bearing individual and his cancer is undergoing intense investigation. This has already provided a great deal of information about the etiology and biology of many tumors. The major goals, however, are earlier diagnosis and effective immunization as a new mode of therapy. The current dramatic expansion in our understanding of the immune system offers every hope that these goals will eventually be achieved with many tumors.