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Exercise could fortify immune system against future cancers

submitted by bab2 7 months ago

Small pilot study suggests that T cells become more responsive in exercising cancer survivors weeks after chemo ends. Poster presentation is part of the Integrative Biology of Exercise VI meeting, co-sponsored by the American Physiological Society.

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