Cancer can spread by hijacking white blood cells

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Beesie
Beesie Member Posts: 12,240
edited June 2014 in Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results

http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/07/01/canadian-researchers-discover-cancer-can-spread-by-hijacking-white-blood-cells/

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  • jenrio
    jenrio Member Posts: 558
    edited July 2013

    Interesting.  thanks Beesie

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  • weety
    weety Member Posts: 1,163
    edited July 2013

    Hmmm...one more interesting thought to add to the pile!  Aren't white blood cells increased after any surgery anyways, regardless of whether or not an infection occurs?

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  • Colt45
    Colt45 Member Posts: 771
    edited July 2013

    So is having the immune system attack the cancer cell a good or bad thing?



    You have these trials going on where the protein (do I have this right?) CD47 is blocked so that cancer cells no longer have a "do not eat" signal ---- thus allowing the immune system to attack the cancer cells.



    Well... is this a good thing or a bad thing?



    What the heck is going on?

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