Post by Seoul National University

When radiation therapy is supposed to kill cancer cells… why do some still survive? 🧬 The answer may lie not in the cancer cells themselves, but in the immune cells around them. A research team led by Prof. Seung Hyeok Seok at found that macrophages can unexpectedly help cancer cells survive radiation by sending protective signals, revealing a new mechanism behind treatment resistance. Published in Cancer Communications: https://lnkd.in/gx-ESfv9 #SNUResearch #CancerCommunications #CancerResearch #Radiotherapy #Immunology #CancerBiology