Judith Agudo, PhD, and colleagues have found a signal that short circuits the alarm system in stem cells in the colon. The signal enables the cells to evade the immune system and develop into cancers.
“What happens between the very first mutation and the development of cancer is a mysterious process,” says Agudo. “I’m really interested in it because if we can understand it, we could potentially find ways to prevent cancer or stop it early. Can you imagine? That would be so powerful.”
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