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Inflammation and cancer

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Recent data have expanded the concept that inflammation is a critical component of tumour progression. Many cancers arise from sites of infection, chronic irritation and inflammation. It is now becoming clear that the tumour microenvironment, which is largely orchestrated by inflammatory cells, is an indispensable participant in the neoplastic process, fostering proliferation, survival and migration. In addition, tumour cells have co-opted some of the signalling molecules of the innate immune system, such as selectins, chemokines and their receptors for invasion, migration and metastasis. These insights are fostering new anti-inflammatory therapeutic approaches to cancer development.

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Figure 1: Wound healing versus invasive tumour growth.
Figure 2: Cytokine and chemokine balances regulate neoplastic outcome.
Figure 3: Cancer metastasis and chemokine signalling.

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Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation for Medical Research, and the American Association for Cancer Research.

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    Lisa M. Coussens

  2. Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, California, USA

    Lisa M. Coussens

  3. Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, California, USA

    Zena Werb

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