# What is Immunotherapy?

Treatment that helps the immune system recognize and fight disease, especially cancer. Includes checkpoint drugs and cell therapies.

## In real work

Immunotherapy changed outcomes for high-mutation colorectal families that once needed prophylactic surgery.

## Related terms

- [NGS](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/ngs.md)
- [Variant Calling](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/variant-calling.md)
- [Allele Frequency](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/allele-frequency.md)
- [Somatic Mutation](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/somatic-mutation.md)
- [Oncogene](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/oncogene.md)

## How is this different from Googling it?

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