Cancer and the Immune System.
- Resource Type
- Reference Entry
- Authors
- Blümel, Jörg; Vohr, Hans-Werner
- Source
- Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology. 2005, p101-104. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Subject
- *CANCER
*IMMUNE system
*NATURAL immunity
*CANCER invasiveness
*IMMUNOLOGY
- Language
The article presents an encyclopedia entry for cancer and the immune system. It briefly describes the role of the immune system in cancerogenesis, its capability of promoting either host resistance or tumor formation. The protective role played by the immune system against tumor progression is discussed as well as the significance of the better understanding of the basic mechanisms and regulatory pathways involved in cancer immunoediting or surveillance derived from preclinical especially gene-targeted models.