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The Janus-Faced Nature of Cancer Immunity

Cancer, viruses, bacteria, and chemicals are threatening our bodies every day. The weapon our body uses to fight these threats is our immune system. When triggered by the presence of something it perceives as foreign (and therefore danger), our immune system will produce antibodies targeting... click to read more

Chih-Wei Lin | Staff Scientist at The Scripps research institute, San Diego, California, USA

Richard Lerner | Professor at The Scripps research institute, San Diego, California, USA

cancer

antibodies

immunity

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Sep 21, 2020

Obesity: The heavyweight of cancer

Obesity rivals tobacco as the leading preventable risk factor leading to cancer and is associated with reduced patient survival. While most people are aware of the connection between smoking and cancer, the connection with obesity is currently underappreciated. In fact, it is estimated that obesity... click to read more

Daniela Quail | Assistant Professor at Goodman Cancer Research Centre, Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Oakley Olson | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, United States

Johanna Joyce | Professor at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

cancer

obesity

antibodies

metastasis

Reading time 4 min

published on Apr 12, 2018