Researchers have identified a process by which our body s immune system can be triggered to attack cancer cells.The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could help develop new approaches to treating people with .
The team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Quadram Institute found that immune cells known as macrophages could be programmed to attack the cancer cells through a protein known as STING (Stimulator of interferon genes), a well-established activator of the immune system.