11-18-2007, 12:08 PM
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Immune System Can Halt Cancer Without Killing It
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A multinational team of researchers has shown for the first time that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumor without actually killing it.
Scientists have been working for years to use the immune system to eradicate cancers, a technique known as immunotherapy. The new findings prove an alternate to this approach exists: When the cancer can't be killed with immune attacks, it may be possible to find ways to use the immune system to contain it. The results also may help explain why some tumors seem to suddenly stop growing and go into a lasting period of dormancy.
The study appears today in the advance online publication of Nature.
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https://www.physorg.com/news114615199.html
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