Biological therapy treatment of Stomach Cancer

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 26, 2005 -- Biological therapy (also called immunotherapy) is a form of treatment that helps the body's immune system attack and destroy cancer cells; it may also help the body recover from some of the side effects of treatment.

In clinical trials, doctors are studying biological therapy in combination with other treatments to try to prevent a recurrence of stomach cancer.

In another use of biological therapy, patients who have low blood cell counts during or after chemotherapy may receive colony-stimulating factors to help restore the blood cell levels.

Patients may need to stay in the hospital while receiving some types of biological therapy.