How Does Cancer Mess Up the Immune System?

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Tip 1 - The immune system and cancer

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Stephen Cornelius | permalink

The immune system protects the body against illness and infection. It can help to fight cancer. But some cancers or treatments can weaken it.

For further reading: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/what-is-cancer/body-systems-and-cancer/the-immune-system-and-cancer ^[1]

Tip 2 - Cancer and Immune System

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Reinhard Benditte | permalink

The immune system is of vital importance because cancer cells defeat the immune cells. Researchers think that the immune system cannot recognize tumor cells.
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For further reading: http://healthpsychology.org/the-relationship-between-cancer-and-the-immune-system/ ^[2]