Smouldering beneath many latent tumours is a chronic inflammation that goads pre-malignant cells into becoming full-blown cancer. The spark that kindles these flames comes from an unexpected source.
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Mantovani, A. Inflammation by remote control. Nature 435, 752–753 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/435752a
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