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. 2019 May 31;11:5033–5046. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S190932

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Apparent conflicting actions of the immune system on cancer cells.

Notes: Cancer tissue conveniently takes advantage of the physiological, immune-related healing mechanisms and improves its growth potential this way. Moreover, cancer cells induce a trophoblastic-like immune tolerance limiting the immune destructive action against them. ^aFor example, wounds or invasion of endometrium by trophoblast. ^bLimited by trophoblastic-like immune tolerance.