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How Ovarian Tumors Evade Immune System

Published December 1, 2008, 7:40 am, Science Daily

Scientists have determined how the characteristic shedding of fatty substances, or lipids, by ovarian tumors allows the cancer to evade the body's immune system, leaving the disease to spread unchecked. The potential exists for drugs to halt shedding of fatty molecules, stop tumor growth and kill cancer.

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