In recent years, there has been some evidence that dietary interventions can help to slow the growth of tumors. A new study from MIT, which analyzed two
MIT researchers have discovered a new way to jump-start the immune system to attack tumors, which could allow cancer immunotherapy to be used against more types of cancer.
Scientists at the MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine developed a method for removing tumor cells, treating them with chemotherapy and then combining them with checkpoint-inhibiting drugs to stimulate an immune attack against cancer. In mouse models of melanoma and breast cancer, the technique eliminated 40% of tumors, they reported.
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