{
  "id": 4920499,
  "title": "How melanoma silences the skin's natural antitumor defense",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/how-melanoma-silences-the-skins-natural-antitumor-defense",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-melanoma-silences-skin-natural-antitumor.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cancers actively remodel their surrounding cells and tissues to create a microenvironment that favors their growth, survival and spread. Melanoma, a cancer of the pigment-producing melanocytes of the skin, is one of the most aggressive skin cancers and can rapidly metastasize if not detected and treated early.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}