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Asbestos was once a popular building material, but it was discovered that exposure to it causes mesothelioma cancer.
Mesothelioma affects the lungs, and the lining surrounding the lower digestive tract. Symptoms are chest or lower back pain shortness of breath and excessive sweating.
Nivolumab is effective for treating melanoma and kidney cancer it blocks PD-1 on the surface of T-cells, then activate immune system cells to hunt down and kill cancer cells.
It’s an example of immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment which boosts the body’s natural defences in order to fight cancer.
