"Don't eat me" sign helps bladder tumors escape

Wednesday 5 August 2009

Researchers said they had found primitive bladder cancer cells that cloak themselves with a "don't eat me" signal that scares off immune system cells, allowing them to mature into tumors later on.

>> http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE57262M20090803


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