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Researchers show how communication networks within the tumor microenvironment promote cancer growth

Researchers show how communication networks within the tumor microenvironment promote cancer growth

Tumors consist of each the actual, malignant cancer cells and healthy, non-transformed cells within the immediate environment. These include, amongst other things, the endogenous scavenger cells of the immune system, called macrophages, in addition to kinds of cells that form connective tissue, equivalent to fibroblasts. Each macrophages and fibroblasts normally contribute to keeping tissue in […]