{
  "id": 188369,
  "title": "Cancer cells hijack a fatty acid to escape immune attack in liver metastases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/cancer-cells-hijack-a-fatty-acid-to-escape-immune-attack-in-liver",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T19:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-cancer-cells-hijack-fatty-acid.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Liver metastases are among the most common and deadly forms of cancer spread. Now, researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international collaborators, have discovered how cancer cells exploit a fatty acid abundant in the liver to evade destruction by the immune system. By disrupting this process, the researchers restored the cancer-fighting activity of immune cells called neutrophils and reduced…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}