How the decade's biggest health breakthrough saved a US president

Little understood only 10 years ago, immunotherapy is having a "penicillin moment" and fundamentally changing the way cancer is managed.

Jimmy Carter says yes: the former US president is the most high-profile beneficiary of immunotherapy.

Jill MargoSenior writer

Dec 21, 2019 – 12.15am

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In the past decade there has been a seismic shift in the treatment of cancer. Although only relatively few people have benefited so far, it has changed thinking and expectations for the future are high.

Traditionally, cancer has been treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The new treatment is completely different.

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Jill MargoSenior writerJill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia.