Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship
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Cancer is one of the greatest examples of survival of the fittest. Cancer cells find a way to grow...from Madame Curie), chemotherapy, and surgical removal of the tumor. However, these conventional therapies...the immune system from fighting cancer. Surgical removal causes increases in tumor cytokines like TGFβ and...immunotherapy target using diagnostic tests and biomarker validation to identify populations that are the most likely... fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival." Nature medicine 10.9 (2004): 942-949. PubMed...