Understanding Cancer Immunotherapy: A Guide for Students, Patients, and Caregivers

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Dr Nancy Liu-Sullivan

Understanding Cancer Immunotherapy

A Guide for Students, Patients, and Caregivers

Dr Nancy Liu-Sullivan

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English

Rowman & Littlefield
22 January 2026

Medical research; Oncology; Immunology; Coping with illness

Easy to follow and medical jargon friendly, the book by Dr. Liu-Sullivan (with Foreword by Dr. Garippa of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC) guides readers through a journey on cancer basics, why it is tough to treat, and how cancer immunotherapy that unleashes patient inner cancer-combatting immune power has bestowed an inspirational ray of hope for cancer patients and their loved ones. A collection of 101 storied essays accompanied by context-rich images, Understanding Cancer Immunotherapy: A Guide for Students, Patients, and Caretakers serves as a go-to source for gaining a good understanding of the intricate facets of cancer, the constant tug-of-war between host immune cells and cancer counterparts, and how the advent of cancer immunotherapy has offered a paradigm shift in cancer care.

Understanding Cancer Immunotherapy: A Guide for Students, Patients, and Caregivers helps readers understand the ins and out of cancer immunotherapy. This book contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section. Understanding Cancer Immunotherapy covers cancer-devouring viral therapy, tumor-infiltrating immune therapy, cytokine therapy, modified dendritic cell therapy, engineered T cell therapy, cancer preventive vaccines, and cancer therapeutic vaccines, companion topics on cancer basics, immunology fundamentals, and cancer risk reduction.

By: Dr Nancy Liu-Sullivan
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781538191569
ISBN 10: 1538191563
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 22 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Foreword by Ralph Garippa, Ph.D. Author's Note Reader's Note Acronyms and Abbreviations Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Appendix Bibliography About the Author

Nancy Liu-Sullivan holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine (2006) and served as a senior research scientist specializing in cancer genomics and drug discovery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). In parallel to teaching immunology, radiation biology, and cancer biology at the City University of New York College of Staten Island (CUNY/CSI), Dr. Liu-Sullivan has published extensively on cancer for professionals and the general audience.