Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. That's ...

1 Over time, he documented tumor regression in dozens of patients treated with inactivated bacteria, later known as Coley’s toxins. Although Coley’s toxins are not used in cancer treatment today, he ...

According to sociologist David Hess of Vanderbilt University, this girl’s death prompted Coley—now known as the father of immunotherapy—to investigate alternatives to surgery in the treatment of ...

Assistant in Anatomy, Harvard Medical School; Junior Assistant Surgeon, Children's Hospital; Assistant in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital.