Cancer immunology
STUDY OF THE ROLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN CANCER
Tumor immunology; Cancer immunoediting; Cancer surveillance; Cancer immunity; Cancer immunosurveillance; Tumour immunology
Cancer immunology is an interdisciplinary branch of biology that is concerned with understanding the role of the immune system in the progression and development of cancer; the most well known application is cancer immunotherapy, which utilises the immune system as a treatment for cancer. Cancer immunosurveillance and immunoediting are based on protection against development of tumors in animal systems and (ii) identification of targets for immune recognition of human cancer.