Immune police recognize good and bad guys in the body

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Immune system police are as good at recognizing bad guys, such as bacteria and viruses, as they are our own tissue, researchers say.

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Melanoma drug revs immune cells but cancer cells ignore it

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A new study shows that an important drug used in the treatment of malignant melanoma has little effect on the melanoma cells themselves. Instead, it activates immune-system cells to fight the disease. The drug, called interferon alpha, is used to clean up microscopic tumor cells that may remain in the body following surgery for the disease. It is the only drug approved for this purpose.

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