Assar Gabrielsson Award for increased knowledge of correlation between immune system and cancer
The Assar Gabrielsson award for 2013 will be presented to Johan Aurelius for his research into the correlation between the body’s immune system and cancer. In his studies, Johan Aurelius has shown that treatment stimulating white blood cells can reduce the risk of relapse in leukemia – blood cancer. For the results of his research, Johan Aurelius will receive the Assar Gabrielsson award and SEK 50,000.It is a known fact that the body’s immune system plays a key role in cancer diseases through its ability to recognize and destroy tumor cells. This is done, for example, by certain types of