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This treatment, still in early stages, will strengthen the patient's immune system, while at the same time avoiding toxic side effects, such as those caused by chemotherapy.

The Francis Crick Institute team in London now wants to open up the first immune banks, where cells known as Natural Killers will be stored.

This will allow oncologists to order a bunch of immune cells, then send them to clinics within a few hours and inject them into patients. As the cells enter the body, they join their patients ' own immune system and fight the tumor.