Friday, February 1, 2019

Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests

Cancer biologists have discovered a mechanism that lung tumors exploit to promote their own survival: The tumors alter bacterial populations within the lung, provoking the immune system to create an inflammatory environment that in turn helps the tumor cells to proliferate.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2G3rken
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