healthUpdated: Dec 29, 2020, 15:56 ISTA recent discovery about the process of evasion by cancer cells has led researchers towards a new approach to treat the disease. As cancer cells divide, DNA segments and even whole chromosomes can be duplicated, mutated, or lost altogether. Immune cells travel to the site of the tumour and churn out defensive chemicals. A mystery has been why this immune reaction, triggered by the cancer cells, does not spell their downfall. This provided part of the answer to the question of how cancer cells survive inflammation and aid metastasis in the process.

Source: Hindustan Times December 29, 2020 10:26 UTC