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It is a relatively new treatment option compared to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Over the past few decades, scientists have discovered new ways to boost the human body's immune response to cancer. Currently, immunotherapy consists of either stimulating the immune system to more effectively overcome cancer or supplementing the immune system with special synthetic proteins or other tools that work against cancer cells [47,52,53,62,63]. An example of immunotherapy is the development of the HPV vaccine, which is now recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).