Using the body’s own defences to fight cancer: new research offers a clue from COVID-19
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Using the body’s own defences to fight cancer: new research offers a clue from COVID-19

The Hindu  

Cancer, often called the “emperor of all maladies,” remains a formidable adversary despite decades of scientific progress. Cancer cells often reprogramme the body’s immune system to protect themselves from detection and destruction, much like a thief bribing a security guard to look the other way. Unlike regular monocytes, I-NCMs possess a unique receptor, CCR2, which acts like a specialised antenna to detect signals emitted by certain types of cancer cells or inflamed tissues. Natural killer cells are a vital component of the immune system, directly targeting and eliminating abnormal-appearing cells, such as cancer cells or virus-infected cells. The Northwestern University study highlights the potential of using I-NCMs in treating cancer metastasis, independent of adaptive components of the immune system like T cells and B cells.

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New Stem-Like CD4 T Cell Offers Hope for Cancer Immunotherapy
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New Stem-Like CD4 T Cell Offers Hope for Cancer Immunotherapy

Hindustan Times  

Researchers at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute discovered a new form of immune cell known as the stem-like CD4 T cell, which plays an important role in anti-tumor immunity. The pre-clinical findings indicate the potential for activating these cells to combat tumours more effectively, providing new hope for broader treatment success, particularly in patients with cancer that are unresponsive to …

Researchers discover how cancer evades immune system detection, spreads
1 year, 8 months ago

Researchers discover how cancer evades immune system detection, spreads

Hindustan Times  

A team of researchers has uncovered how cancer evades the immune system and spreads throughout the body and is investigating ways to disable this potentially harmful trait. 3D illustration of cancer cells Many have been trying to figure out how cancer cells managed to avoid being found and eliminated by the immune system over the past few years. However, in …

Immunotherapy is the new era in cancer treatment: Doctors explain
1 year, 9 months ago

Immunotherapy is the new era in cancer treatment: Doctors explain

Hindustan Times  

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A novel immunotherapy could bolster cancer treatment : Study
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A novel immunotherapy could bolster cancer treatment : Study

Hindustan Times  

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Researchers uncover new way to activate cancer killing cells
3 years, 1 month ago

Researchers uncover new way to activate cancer killing cells

Hindustan Times  

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What fuels the ’natural killers’ of the immune system?
3 years, 6 months ago

What fuels the ’natural killers’ of the immune system?

Live Mint  

Despite a name straight from a Tarantino movie, natural killer cells are your allies when it comes to fighting infections and cancer. Part of our innate immune system, which dispatches these first responders, NK cells are primed from birth to recognize and respond to danger. "There's a lot of interest right now in NK cells as a potential target of …

World Cancer Day: From Immunotherapy, vaccines to nanotech, new treatments that show promise against disease
3 years, 10 months ago

World Cancer Day: From Immunotherapy, vaccines to nanotech, new treatments that show promise against disease

Firstpost  

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Fungal compound beta-glucan can be used to train innate immune system to target cancer cells, says study
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Fungal compound beta-glucan can be used to train innate immune system to target cancer cells, says study

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It was also found that after beta-glucan therapy the innate immune system generated a sort of memory which was held inside the bone marrow. Cancer also induces changes in the production of certain immune system cells including neutrophils and monocytes, which then acquire a specific structure that promotes tumours. Previous evidence The latest study is based on previous evidence where …

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