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Scientists Find Cancer’s ‘Achilles Heel’

'Achilles Heel'
Researchers say they have found a way to locate unique markings within a cancerous tumor that allow the body’s immune system to target the disease. FRANCOIS LENOIR/REUTERS

Scientists Find Cancer’s ‘Achilles Heel’

Researchers have developed a new cancer treatment that targets the “Achilles heel” of cancer cells and hope to test it in two year’s time, according to the journal Science. Researchers from MIT, Harvard and University College London have found a way to locate unique markings within a cancerous tumor that allow the body’s immune system to…


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