Natural cytotoxic activity of peripheral-blood lymphocytes and cancer incidence: an 11-year follow-up study of a general population
The LancetPublished 1 November 2000
Kazue Imai, Satoru Matsuyama, Satoshi Miyaké, Kenji Suga, Kei Nakachi
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It is indicated that medium and high cytotoxic activity of peripheral-blood lymphocytes is associated with reduced cancer risk, whereas low activity isassociated with increased cancer risk suggesting a role for natural immunological host defence mechanisms against cancer.
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Our results indicate that medium and high cytotoxic activity of peripheral-blood lymphocytes is associated with reduced cancer risk, whereas low activity is associated with increased cancer risk suggesting a role for natural immunological host defence mechanisms against cancer.
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