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How 'undead' cells trigger cancer-promoting inflammation

Stopping tumor growth is only half the battle. Rather than killing tumor cells, many cancer therapies can only push them into cellular senescence, a state in which cells stop dividing but do not die. These "undead" cells continue to release signals that reshape the tumor environment.

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