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IMAGE: Ludwig Memorial Sloan Kettering s investigators Taha Merghoub, Jedd Wolchok and assistant attending physician Andrew Chow. view more
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JUNE 10, 2021, NEW YORK - A Ludwig Cancer Research study adds to growing evidence that immune cells known as macrophages inhabiting the body cavities that house our vital organs can aid tumor growth by distracting the immune system s cancer-killing CD8+ T cells.
Reported in the current issue of
Cancer Cell and led by Ludwig investigators Taha Merghoub and Jedd Wolchok at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) and Charles Rudin of MSK, the study shows that cavity-resident macrophages express high levels of Tim-4, a receptor for phosphatidylserine (PS), a molecule that they surprisingly found on the surface of highly activated, cytotoxic and proliferative CD8+ T-cells.
Overcoming Misconceptions and Worries About Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction
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Breast Reconstruction Specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen outlines common misconceptions and offers tips for breast cancer patients
Dr. Constance Chen
For women with a breast cancer diagnosis, it s central for her physical and emotional recovery that she has comprehensive and accurate information about the various options available to her. NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 09, 2021 Imagine that you are blindsided with a cancer diagnosis and very soon thereafter, you are asked to make serious and important decisions about your treatment. According to Dr. Constance M. Chen, who specializes in breast reconstruction after mastectomy, this happens often. “When I meet a patient for the first time, she has often learned that she has breast cancer and knows that she has major decisions ahead,” says Dr. Chen.