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Cancer Immunotherapy Inches Forward
Clinical trials abound, but with few successes, as researchers struggle to make the immune system target cancer
The Scientist 2004, 18(14):37
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Like a modern army, the human immune system possesses an array of sophisticated cellular and molecular detection systems and weaponry. Against most pathogens these forces mount a formidable defense, but not when the disease in question involves the body's own cells. Having learned to recognize and ignore familiar proteins early in life, the immune system mostly turns a blind eye to diseases such as cancer.
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