How does radiation benefit the body’s response to cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports

08/09/2025 1 min
How does radiation benefit the body’s response to cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Radiation of a primary tumor can activate immune cells around distant metastases, a study by Valsamo Anagnostou, a cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Anagnostou says the mechanism is clear.  Anangostou: Radiation induces cell death. The cells … How does radiation benefit the body’s response to cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports »

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