Inflammation and cancer: a double-edged sword.

Publié dans: Cancer Cell 2007 Oct; 12(4): 300-1

Auteurs: Hagemann T, Balkwill F, Lawrence T

Résumé

Recent literature has highlighted an important role of inflammation in promoting cancer. However, the immune system can also play a central role in protecting the body against cancer as well as infection, although its role in cancer is not well understood. A study published in the September issue of Nature Medicine adds a new twist to the role of inflammation in cancer. Apetoh et al. describe how activation of innate immunity after conventional radiation or chemotherapy can trigger protective antitumor immunity.

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