Alternative approaches to medicine, which began to
industrialize in the 1980s, remain popular today. With the discovery of its
immunological and endocrinological effects and importance in the early 1900s,
thymus became an organ researched in this field. The possible effects of the
thymus gland in many areas such as infections, autoimmunity, immune disorders
and cancer have been examined and the effectiveness of extracts obtained from
the thymus gland in these diseases has been evaluated. In this section,
information about the discovery of thymus extracts, their historical process
and ultimately the results of studies with cancer patients has been compiled
and summarized.
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