Bowel cancer cells have the ability to trick immune cells into leaving them alone to grow and propagate.
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Lead researcher Dr Seth Coffelt said: “Normally, immune cells keep things as they should be, patrolling the bowel like security guards, tackling any harmful bacteria and keeping the gut healthy. Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death around the world, causing about one million deaths per year, according to World Health Organization figures.
Using tissue samples from bowel cancer tumours donated by patients in Scotland and other countries, scientists were able to identify the specific mechanism the cancer cells use to rewire the gamma delta T cells on a molecular level.
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