Tag: cancer research

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Immune system could fight solid tumors, per UI researchers

The immune system could be harnessed to fight more types of cancer than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Illinois.  When treating cancers without solid tumors, like leukemia and lymphoma, scientists have been able to modify the T cells in a patient’s immune system to attack the cancerous cells. However, that treatment