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Tumours have ways of evading the body's immune system. A surprising example involves a mechanism that at first sight would seem to have the opposite effect and improve immune responsiveness.

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Figure 1: Tumour evasion of the immune system.

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Yokoyama, W. Catch us if you can. Nature 419, 679–680 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/419679a

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