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‘Bad fat’ suppresses killer T cells from attacking cancer
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‘Bad fat’ suppresses killer T cells from attacking cancer

by  Salk Institute Credit: CC0 Public Domain In order for cancer to grow and spread, it has to evade detection by our immune cells, particularly specialized “killer” T cells. Salk researchers led by Professor Susan Kaech have found that the environment inside tumors (the tumor microenvironment) contains an abundance of oxidized fat molecules, which, when ingested by the...