Cancer may develop when the immune system breaks down or is not functioning adequately. Immunotherapy (also called biological therapy and biotherapy) uses the body's immune system to fight cancer. Immunotherapy works by either stimulating your immune system to attack cancer cells or providing your immune system with what it needs, such as antibodies, to fight cancer.<br>See also : [[Fu Zheng Therapy]]
==Special Precautions of Immuno therapies==
Consult your doctor before using any presented information as a form of treatment.
* [[Propolis]]
*[[Agaricus]] mushrooms from Brazil have been found to be very potent.
* [[Astragalus]] may boost immune response in patients with cancer and increase their body's ability to kill cancer cells, according to a 2003 study conducted by Samantha Dodd
*[[Aloe Vera]] helps the body fight infections and malignant cells. It is also a detoxifier and an immunomodulator, meaning it will balance your immune system. One company, Mannatech, produces a stabilized aloe extract in pill form called Ambrotose.
*[[Alpha lipoic acid]] has been found to have a number of positive impacts in relation to cancer. In its antioxidant capacity, it protects a complex called NF kappa B. NF Kappa B is involved in controlling cell division and is often damaged in cancer cells (by free radicals). When this damage happens NF Kappa B is activated and oncogenes can take over the cell cycle leading to uncontrolled cell division and cancer. ALA in conjunction with N-Acetyl Cysteine has been found to repair functional defects in the immune systems of cancer patients as well.
*Interferon, or the Koch serum which is supposed to force the body to create interferon, stimulate the growth of certain disease-fighting blood cells in the immune system, and to help slow tumor growth. These substances are normally produced by the body, but some are produced in the laboratory.
*Interleukin-2 is a synthetic version of a naturally-occurring cytokine found in the human immune system. In conventional treatment, larger doses of this are used vs. smaller amounts used by alternative clinics. Also, recent studies seem to indicate that melatonin combined with IL-2 may be more effective than chemotherapy in treating lung cancer.
*[[Mistletoe]] extracts have also been used in cancer immunotherapy in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The field of immunotherapy, particularly encouraging our own bodies to fight cancers, is a particularly exciting field at present, using our own T-cells (from their origin in the thymus gland); many novel compounds serve to stimulate the immune system and/or activate the natural immune response, or function to aid and strengthen it. Iscador is an extract of [[Mistletoe]].(See : [[Iscador Therapy]]).
*[[MGN-3]] was developed by Dr. Mamdooh Ghoneum from extracts of rice bran and mushrooms. In published studies, MGN-3 was shown to greatly increase NK cell activity. One source is Lane Labs.
* [[GcMAF]] : In people with cancer (and viral illnesses), production of Gc-MAF is blocked by an enzyme called Nagalase, which is produced by many cancers and viruses in order to beat the immune system. The idea is simple - inject patients with Gc-MAF and overcome the blockage, and so macrophages can be stimulated to do their job.
*[[Shark Liver Oil]] is another good immune system builder.