Trinity scientists discover how some cancers can hijack the immune system

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

They have discovered how certain cancers hijack the immune system for their benefit, tricking it into helping rather than harming them.

The team from the Smurfit Institute of Genetics at TCD, led by professor of medical genetics, Seamus Martin, identified a molecule that sends a ‘wound-healing’ message from tumours.