Interferon

Interferon is a manufactured medicine that mimics a natural protein your body produces to help manage your immune system. For conditions like myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), where your body makes too many blood cells, interferon works as a treatment to slow down this cell production. A key benefit is its ability to specifically reduce the number of abnormal stem cells in your bone marrow that contribute to MPNs, which differs from many other treatments. This topic will help you understand how interferon treatments, such as Besremi and Pegasys, are used and what they mean for your health and daily life.