'Treason' by immune system cells aids growth of multiple myeloma
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 21:42
in Health & Medicine
Multiple myeloma cancer cells thwart many of the drugs used against them by causing nearby cells to turn traitor – to switch from defending the body against disease to shielding the myeloma cells from harm – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists report in the October issue of Cancer Cell.