New research has uncovered new insights into why the most aggressive esophageal cancers are so difficult to treat and how the body’s own defense systems are helping them to thrive. The study, led by Professor Eileen Parkes and her team in the Department of Oncology at the University of Oxford and published in Science Advances, analyzed patient-donated tumor samples and found that the most dangerous types of esophageal cancers share a key feature: high chromosomal instability.
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