World closer than ever to defeating cancer, says Russian expert
Russian health expert Alexander Seryakov says the world is making unprecedented progress in the fight against cancer, with some types now considered curable.
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AIDr. Alexander Seryakov, a university professor, has confirmed significant progress in the fight against cancer.
Seryakov, one of Russia's leading healthcare experts, said the world is closer than ever to overcoming cancer. According to Russia Today, he noted that some forms of the disease, once seen as almost certainly fatal, are now considered chronic or even curable conditions.
He added that medicine has shifted from relying solely on traditional chemotherapy to more personalized treatments. Targeted therapies disrupt the molecules responsible for cancer cell growth, while immunotherapy trains the immune system to recognize and attack tumors.