Discover a new way to boost immunity to destroy cancer

American scientists at Harvard Medical School, in collaboration with scientists from Bar-Ilan University, have discovered a new way to boost the immune system to fight cancer.

The American Journal of Neuter reported that this mechanism of activation of the immune system is more effective at identifying and destroying cancer cells. For this reason, scientists suggest blocking the release of virus-like genes into cells, which has found that the effectiveness of this technique was superior in lung and skin cancers.

The researchers explained that when blocking this mechanism, the immune system became more susceptible to tumors.
It should be noted that most drugs used in the treatment of cancer can not stimulate the immune system to the level required to destroy tumors. The new method of activating the immune system lets hope to overcome this problem, according to the researchers. This method showed for the first time that the loss of function of modified adipose DNA (ADAR1) in tumor cells allowed these tumors to better respond to immunotherapy.