Person who survived 12 tumours at centre of study
A story of a patient who has lived through a dozen tumours in less than 40 years is adding new insight into the body's immune response, researchers who studied the exceptional case say.
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A story of a patient who has lived through a dozen tumours in less than 40 years is adding new insight into the body's immune response, researchers who studied the exceptional case say.
A woman who's incredibly prone to tumors carries an unusual genetic mutation.
Researchers say that the woman's enhanced immune response will help improve cancer diagnosis and develop new treatments.
Scientists have documented an exceptional case of a person who has survived 12 tumours, at least five of them malignant, and all aggressive cancers disappeared relatively easily -- opening up new avenues for early diagnosis and immunotherapy in ...
Featured in the study published in the journal Science Advances, the person (whose name has been withheld) first developed a tumour when almost still a baby, followed by others every few years.In l