{
  "id": 3099914,
  "title": "New cell type reveals how lung tumors may suppress immune defenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/new-cell-type-reveals-how-lung-tumors-may-suppress-immune-defenses",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-cell-reveals-lung-tumors-suppress.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at Columbia University have discovered a new type of cell that protects lung cancers from attacks by the immune system. The work, published in Nature Immunology, illuminates a previously unknown capability of lung tumors and suggests a new strategy for targeting the disease, which remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States.",
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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."
}