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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/health/immune-system-and-spirit-kept-cancer-at-bay-for-a-year.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/19/science/23GREENSTEIN/23GREENSTEIN-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">Jason Greenstein fought off Hodgkin’s lymphoma with immunotherapy, but prolonged exposure to chemotherapy and radiation weakened his body. He died Aug. 10.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471550000" datetime="1471550000"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By MATT RICHTEL</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary"> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/science/genetic-tests-for-a-heart-disorder-mistakenly-find-blacks-at-risk.html" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18GENE/18GENE-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18GENE/18GENE-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18GENE/18GENE-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>BSIP/Science Source</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/science/genetic-tests-for-a-heart-disorder-mistakenly-find-blacks-at-risk.html" data-rref="">Genetic Tests for a Heart Disorder Mistakenly Find Blacks at Risk</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/science/genetic-tests-for-a-heart-disorder-mistakenly-find-blacks-at-risk.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/18GENE/18GENE-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">A study finds that errors were made because earlier research linking genetic traits to illness did not include enough blacks.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471480171" datetime="1471480171"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By DENISE GRADY</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="story-group"> <ol class="story-menu"> <li> <article class="story theme-summary"> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/science/new-cluster-of-zika-cases-is-reported-in-miami-beach.html" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/19/science/19ZIKA3/19ZIKA3-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/19/science/19ZIKA3/19ZIKA3-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/19/science/19ZIKA3/19ZIKA3-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Felipe Dana/Associated Press</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/science/new-cluster-of-zika-cases-is-reported-in-miami-beach.html" data-rref="">New Cluster of Zika Cases Is Reported in Miami Beach</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/science/new-cluster-of-zika-cases-is-reported-in-miami-beach.html" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/19/science/19ZIKA3/19ZIKA3-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">A health official confirmed that the newly identified infections were contracted through suspected local transmission of the mosquito-borne virus.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471554342" datetime="1471554342"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By PAM BELLUCK and LIZETTE ALVAREZ</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary"> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/talking-to-children-when-a-parent-is-dying/" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/health/Doctor-Child-Well/Doctor-Child-Well-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/health/Doctor-Child-Well/Doctor-Child-Well-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/health/Doctor-Child-Well/Doctor-Child-Well-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Getty Images</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h3 class="kicker">Well</h3> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/talking-to-children-when-a-parent-is-dying/" data-rref="">Talking to Children When a Parent Is Dying</a> </h2> <div class="thumb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/talking-to-children-when-a-parent-is-dying/" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" tabindex="-1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/health/Doctor-Child-Well/Doctor-Child-Well-thumbStandard.jpg" role="presentation" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p class="summary">As doctors, we struggle with telling patients and family members bad news. It is a difficult but integral part of our job.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471533003" datetime="1471533003"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By ERSILIA M. DEFILIPPIS, M.D.</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> </li> </ol> </div><!-- close template-2 --> <div class="rank-template template-3"> <ol class="story-menu layout-span"> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">Well</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/how-periods-might-affect-womens-athletic-performance/" data-tracking-index="5" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/swimmer-fu-yuanhui/swimmer-fu-yuanhui-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/swimmer-fu-yuanhui/swimmer-fu-yuanhui-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/swimmer-fu-yuanhui/swimmer-fu-yuanhui-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/swimmer-fu-yuanhui/swimmer-fu-yuanhui-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/swimmer-fu-yuanhui/swimmer-fu-yuanhui-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/18/science/swimmer-fu-yuanhui/swimmer-fu-yuanhui-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>David Gray/Reuters</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/how-periods-might-affect-womens-athletic-performance/" data-tracking-index="5" data-rref="">How Periods Might Affect Women’s Athletic Performance</a> </h2> <p class="summary">When the Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui talked about her period, it was a rare public acknowledgement of a topic that is much discussed in private among female athletes: Does a woman’s menstrual cycle affect her performance as an athlete?</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471451441" datetime="1471451441"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">Well</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/antipsychotics-during-pregnancy-not-tied-to-birth-defects/" data-tracking-index="6" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/15/health/well_pregnancy/well_pregnancy-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/15/health/well_pregnancy/well_pregnancy-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/15/health/well_pregnancy/well_pregnancy-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/15/health/well_pregnancy/well_pregnancy-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/15/health/well_pregnancy/well_pregnancy-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span></span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/antipsychotics-during-pregnancy-not-tied-to-birth-defects/" data-tracking-index="6" data-rref="">Antipsychotics During Pregnancy Not Tied to Birth Defects</a> </h2> <p class="summary">Drugs used to treat bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses were not linked to an increase in the risk for birth defects.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471538019" datetime="1471538019"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By NICHOLAS BAKALAR</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">Well</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/for-freshmen-campus-life-poses-new-risks/" data-tracking-index="7" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/well/family/well-family-freshmanbeer/well-family-freshmanbeer-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/well/family/well-family-freshmanbeer/well-family-freshmanbeer-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/well/family/well-family-freshmanbeer/well-family-freshmanbeer-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/well/family/well-family-freshmanbeer/well-family-freshmanbeer-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/well/family/well-family-freshmanbeer/well-family-freshmanbeer-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/well/family/well-family-freshmanbeer/well-family-freshmanbeer-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Getty Images</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/for-freshmen-campus-life-poses-new-risks/" data-tracking-index="7" data-rref="">For Freshmen, Campus Life Poses New Risks</a> </h2> <p class="summary">Experts’ advice on how parents can help freshmen safely navigate those risky early weeks of college, while still respecting their independence.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471456742" datetime="1471456742"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By LISA HEFFERNAN and JENNIFER BREHENY WALLACE</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <h3 class="kicker">Well</h3> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/advice-from-a-former-olympic-hopeful-set-your-bar-low/" data-tracking-index="8" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/science/track-Olympics/track-Olympics-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/science/track-Olympics/track-Olympics-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/science/track-Olympics/track-Olympics-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/science/track-Olympics/track-Olympics-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/science/track-Olympics/track-Olympics-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/17/science/track-Olympics/track-Olympics-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Doug Mills/The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/advice-from-a-former-olympic-hopeful-set-your-bar-low/" data-tracking-index="8" data-rref="">Advice From a Former Olympic Hopeful: Set the Bar Low</a> </h2> <p class="summary">To all of you struggling to find your fitness groove, I have a message for you: Do less, and do it regularly.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471519952" datetime="1471519952"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By NNENNA LYNCH</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/health/osteoporosis-a-disease-with-few-treatment-options-may-soon-have-one-more.html" data-tracking-index="9" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16BONE-COMBO/16BONE-COMBO-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16BONE-COMBO/16BONE-COMBO-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16BONE-COMBO/16BONE-COMBO-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16BONE-COMBO/16BONE-COMBO-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16BONE-COMBO/16BONE-COMBO-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/16/science/16BONE-COMBO/16BONE-COMBO-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Radius Health</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/health/osteoporosis-a-disease-with-few-treatment-options-may-soon-have-one-more.html" data-tracking-index="9" data-rref="">Osteoporosis, a Disease With Few Treatment Options, May Soon Have One More</a> </h2> <p class="summary">A clinical trial found that a new drug stimulates bone growth and prevents fractures at least as well as the only other such drug on the market.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1471359605" datetime="1471359605"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By GINA KOLATA</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> </ol> </div> </section> <section class="embedded-collection-package collection collection-package rank-template template-3 " data-collection-type="seriescollection" data-collection-identifier="immunotherapy"> <header class="section-header"> <h2 class="section-heading"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/series/immunotherapy">Cell Wars: The Science of Immunotherapy</a> </h2> <a class="user-action" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/series/immunotherapy"> More in Cell Wars: The Science of Immunotherapy » </a> </header> <ol class="story-menu layout-span"> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/health/cancer-cell-therapy-immune-system.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/01/science/01CANCER2-01/01CANCER2-01-videoLarge-v3.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/01/science/01CANCER2-01/01CANCER2-01-videoLarge-v3.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/01/science/01CANCER2-01/01CANCER2-01-mediumThreeByTwo440-v3.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/01/science/01CANCER2-01/01CANCER2-01-mediumThreeByTwo225-v3.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/01/science/01CANCER2-01/01CANCER2-01-hpSmall-v3.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/08/01/science/01CANCER2-01/01CANCER2-01-thumbLarge-v3.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Jesse Dittmar for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/health/cancer-cell-therapy-immune-system.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Setting the Body’s ‘Serial Killers’ Loose on Cancer</a> </h2> <p class="summary">After a long, intense pursuit, researchers are close to bringing to market a daring new treatment: cell therapy that turbocharges the immune system to fight cancer.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1470076533" datetime="1470076533"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By ANDREW POLLACK</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/health/immunotherapy-offers-hope-to-a-cancer-patient-but-no-certainty.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/28/science/02CANCER4/02CANCER4-videoLarge-v2.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/28/science/02CANCER4/02CANCER4-videoLarge-v2.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/28/science/02CANCER4/02CANCER4-mediumThreeByTwo440-v2.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/28/science/02CANCER4/02CANCER4-mediumThreeByTwo225-v2.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/28/science/02CANCER4/02CANCER4-hpSmall-v3.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/28/science/02CANCER4/02CANCER4-thumbLarge-v2.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Nick Cote for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/health/immunotherapy-offers-hope-to-a-cancer-patient-but-no-certainty.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Immunotherapy Offers Hope to a Cancer Patient, but No Certainty</a> </h2> <p class="summary">Drawing on his immune system to fight Hodgkin’s lymphoma, my friend saw a stunning improvement. Then came the relapses.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1469980805" datetime="1469980805"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By MATT RICHTEL</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/health/harnessing-the-immune-system-to-fight-cancer.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/31/science/31CANCER1-01/31CANCER1-01-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/31/science/31CANCER1-01/31CANCER1-01-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/31/science/31CANCER1-01/31CANCER1-01-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/31/science/31CANCER1-01/31CANCER1-01-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/31/science/31CANCER1-01/31CANCER1-01-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/31/science/31CANCER1-01/31CANCER1-01-thumbLarge.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Sam Hodgson for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/health/harnessing-the-immune-system-to-fight-cancer.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer</a> </h2> <p class="summary">New drugs and methods of altering a patient’s own immune cells are helping some cancer patients — but not all — even when standard treatments fail.</p> <p class="byline"> <span class="freshness"><time data-utc-timestamp="1469880487" datetime="1469880487"></time></span> <span class="divider"></span> <span class="author" itemprop="author">By DENISE GRADY</span> </p> </div> </article> </li> <li> <article class="story theme-summary "> <figure class="media photo" aria-label="media" role="group"> <span class="visually-hidden">Photo</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/health/what-is-immunotherapy-cancer-treatment.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref=""> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/30/science/31CANCERQA/31CANCERQA-videoLarge.jpg" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/30/science/31CANCERQA/31CANCERQA-videoLarge.jpg 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/30/science/31CANCERQA/31CANCERQA-mediumThreeByTwo440.jpg 440w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/30/science/31CANCERQA/31CANCERQA-mediumThreeByTwo225.jpg 225w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/30/science/31CANCERQA/31CANCERQA-hpSmall.jpg 163w, https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402im_/https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/07/30/science/31CANCERQA/31CANCERQA-thumbLarge-v2.jpg 150w" alt=""/> </a> <figcaption class="caption" itemprop="caption description"> <span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder"><span class="visually-hidden">Credit</span>Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times</span> </figcaption> </figure> <div class="story-body"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000402/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/health/what-is-immunotherapy-cancer-treatment.html" data-tracking-index="1" data-rref="">What Is Immunotherapy? 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