Carcinogen-exposed cells provide clues in fighting treatment-resistant cancers (IMAGE)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Carcinogen-exposed cells provide clues in fighting treatment-resistant cancers

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New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explores how the mutation-independent effect of environmental carcinogens leads to the recruitment of CD8+ T cells, the dominant antitumor cell type. Here, T cells (red and green) attack carcinogen-exposed breast cancer cells (light blue).

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Mei Huang, PhD

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