The intervention, he says, essentially trains the immune system to recognize and attack the tumor, and to protect against
additional tumor formation — a significant issue in colon cancer.
Not exact matches
The mean age of the K: B fusion population was 7.4 years old, compared to 15.2 years old in the non-K: B population; 73 percent of the K: B PAs were found in the cerebellum, whereas 78 percent of the non-K: B PAs were found elsewhere; and non-K: B PAs were much more likely associated with co-occurrence of the disease Type 1 Neurofibromatosis, which can lead to the
formation of
additional tumors.
Polyploid cells, which carry
additional copies of important
tumor suppressor genes, are better protected and more resistant to cancer
formation because they have these extra copies of the genome,» said Dr. Zhu, who is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern.