Immune system could help treat cancer

Patients may be able to fight cancer in the future using their body’s own immune system.

Scientists have engineered a protein called TNF-Alpha which penetrates the inside of tumours and opens them, allowing for immune cells to enter.

TNF-Alpha has increased patient responses to chemotherapy.

Read more at Western Australian Institute for Medical Research

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