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" A type of cell in the immune system may be helping cancer to survive and develop resistance to treatment, a new study has found. Scientists at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre looked at cells from the most deadly form of ovarian cancer. They discovered that myeloid derived suppressor cells are able to provide a niche in which cancer stem cells survive, but that they also suppress the immune system to allow the cancer to take over. &amp;#039;If we can identify a therapy that targets this, we take away the immune suppression and the support for cancer stem cells. Essentially, we kill two birds with one stone,&amp;#039; said lead study author Dr Weiping Zou. Killing cancer stem cells is thought to be crucial for eliminating cancer and preventing its return in the future. Cancer Research UK recently published statistics showing that the mortality rate for all forms of the disease in Britain currently stands at 172 per 100,000 people. Read the abstract "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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