A COMBINATION of two immunotherapy drugs could be used to treat the most common form of bowel cancer, scientists say.Describing the treatment as "potentially game changing", the team said it hopes authorities in the UK will be "able to move quickly" in approving its use.
This Morning's Dr Phillipa reveals terrifying moment she was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 39 as she prepares for final 12-hour surgery"This is the first time there has been convincing evidence that immunotherapy can work in all forms of colorectal tumours, so this is potentially game changing. "And because this is such an important area, affecting so many people, we hope authorities in the UK are also able to move quickly."drinking up to five coffees a daycould "weaponise" parts of the body's immune system to help it destroy bowel cancer cells, according to a study published in the journal Cancer.