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The A P C of raising an army

New research suggests that cells from cancer patients' immune systems can be harvested, made to multiply and re-injected to fight their own tumours.

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de Peyer, O. The A P C of raising an army. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000831-11

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