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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Linda Geddes

Scientists reveal new lines of attack to raise cancer survival rate

A scientist at a microscope
Experts aim to tilt the balance in favour of the immune system and make the environment inhospitable to cancer cells. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA

Scientists hope to double the survival rate of people with advanced cancer within a decade by using new lines of attack to fight the disease.

Speaking at the launch of a joint five-year research strategy by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Royal Marsden NHS foundation trust in London, experts described how targeting non-cancerous cells within tumours could open up new frontiers in the fight against the disease, enabling more people to be cured and others to survive for far longer.

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