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The hidden “Big Bang” that decides how bowel cancer grows


Scientists have pinpointed a “Big Bang” moment in bowel cancer—when cells first evade the immune system. This early immune escape locks in how the cancer will behave as it grows. The discovery could help predict which patients respond to immunotherapy and lead to new vaccine strategies

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