Inflammation jolts “sleeping” cancer cells awake, enabling them to multiply again

MIT News | Sept. 18, 2025, 3:40 p.m. | Original
Chemotherapy-induced injury of organ tissue causes inflammation that awakens dormant cancer cells, which may cause new tumors to form.
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