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Rethinking Cancer Surgery: Are We Removing the Body’s Best Weapon Against Tumors?


New research reveals that keeping lymph nodes intact, which are often removed near tumors to prevent cancer from spreading, may lead to better patient outcomes and enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapies. A research team led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty

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