Inflammation May Awaken Dormant Cancer Cells Years After Treatment

The body’s response to inflammation may disturb cancer cells that have been lying silent for years, giving them an opportunity to grow again. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that gut inflammation can reactivate dormant breast cancer cells in a mouse model of bone marrow. Their study, published in Cell Reports, suggests that
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