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8th Nov 2010

Why the Immune System Ignores Cancer


Chris Smith
Kat Arney
A Prostate Cancer Cell

In this NewsFlash, we find out how tumours suppress the immune system, to allow their growth to go un-checked.  Plus, how brain zapping could improve mathematical ability, a trick to block the damage done by a stroke, and the bacterial immune system - how bacteria keep themselves safe from harm!
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