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Researchers discover method for identifying how cancer evades the immune system
07-02-2007 · EurekAlert!One of the fundamental traits of a tumor -- how it avoids the immune system -- might become its greatest vulnerability, according to researchers from the University of Southern California. Their findings, demonstrated in human breast and colorectal cancers, indicate that a technique for determining a tumor's "immune signature," could be useful for diagnosing and treating specific cancers.
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