Hepatocellular carcinoma patient survival is sustained by activation of innate immunity within the tumor microenvironment

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly aggressive primary cancer of the liver. In Asia, HCC most commonly develops secondary to viral hepatitis infections. Chronic inflammation has a well-established role in carcinogenesis in HCC. In well established tumours, the immune system has been described...

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Main Author: Chan, Jasmine Mei Wen
Other Authors: -
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14571