Immunotherapy is a popular area of research as a new strategy to kick cancer.
Researchers across the country are looking for ways to convince the body’s own immune system to fight tumor cells. But cancer tumors trick healthy immune cells into believing they belong in the body and turn off the fighter cells’ attack mode.
Marta Chesi, a biochemist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, believes she has found a drug to make the tumor cells visible to the immune system.
“It puts a flag on the tumor so…
Immunotherapy is a popular area of research as a new strategy to kick cancer.
Researchers across the country are looking for ways to convince the body’s own immune system to fight tumor cells. But cancer tumors trick healthy immune cells into believing they belong in the body and turn off the fighter cells’ attack mode.
Marta Chesi, a biochemist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, believes she has found a drug to make the tumor cells visible to the immune system.
“It puts a flag on the tumor so…