related to tumors
A consultant and director of the Oncology Fellowship Program at King Fahd Medical City and Chairman of the Local Supervision Committee for Oncology Fellowship in the Middle and Eastern Region, Dr. Abdullah Khalaf Al-Tuwairqi revealed the latest medical developments and developments related to oncology, in particular the discovery of immunotherapy that proved its effectiveness and became an native to traditional chemotherapy in a certain number of tumors and in Advanced stages of the disease, pointing out that a number of medical authorities in the Kingdom have started to provide the drug to treat its patients. Dr. Al-Tuwairqi said, "Immunotherapy works to stimulate the immune system in the body and enhance its capabilities to fight various types of tumors. Recent studies have proven the ability of this treatment to control the disease for long periods and achieve high recovery rates and the lowest possible side effects compared to traditional chemotherapy in a number of tumors." He added during a medical lecture on the sidelines of the conference of the European Society of Medical Oncology in Copenhagen, Denmark, "immunotherapy is characterized by the use of various types and methods that collectively contribute to stimulating the patient''s immune system to face tumors, where cancer cells have specific characteristics and mechanisms that allow them not to be discovered by the immune system." Dr. Al-Tuwairqi reported that immunotherapy helps the immune system in the body to recognize cancer cells and then target them. Clinical experiments and research have shown the efficiency of this type of treatment and its ability to target tumors more effectively compared to traditional methods and methods of treatment, in addition to its fewer side effects And its scope of wider and wider use. Dr. Al-Tuwairqi indicated that immunotherapy is now widely used in treating different types of tumors affecting the skin, lung, kidneys, head and neck tumors and some lymphocytic tumors. Because cancer cells are characterized by a set of methods and mechanisms that allow them to evade the immune system, several types and patterns of immunotherapy have been developed to help the body cope with these protective mechanisms and enhance the capabilities of the immune system to recognize the tumor. Dr. Al-Tuwairqi said that the researchers ’efforts are currently focused on developing different types of immunotherapy on a greater number of tumors and in innovative ways to enhance the cure rates of these diseases in the near future, God willing. He noted during the lecture organized by the mother. S. This indicates that the most common tumors in the Kingdom, according to the National Cancer Registry include both breast tumors, colorectal tumors, blood and lymph nodes, lung and thyroid tumors, and colorectal tumors are the most common types of tumors among men, while breast tumors are the most common. Prevalent among females. He added that health awareness and early diagnosis all play a pivotal role in preventing tumors and reducing death rates resulting from them, God willing, the Almighty.
