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The complement system has a dual action in cancer. Experimental data support the idea that complement is activated by tumors. However, some studies also suggest that malignant cells evade the harmful effects of complement and make use of some complement effector molecules to promote cancer growth. Unfortunately, the exact mechanisms and consequences of this duality are not very well known.
