Why we're looking for cancer clues in urine

For the last 19 years, I have been looking for proteins in the body that could help stimulate the immune system to kill cancer.

Why we're looking for cancer clues in urine

By Barbara Guinn,University of Hull

The human immune system is actually quite good at killing cancer cells. In fact, we believe it does so quite frequently. People who have AIDS or have had an organ transplant have suppressed immune systems and go on to develop cancer more often than healthy individuals. And as people age, their immune systems don’t work as well and they develop cancer more often.

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