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  "id": 696403,
  "title": "Finding a tumor's soft spot to power-up immunotherapy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/finding-a-tumors-soft-spot-to-power-up-immunotherapy",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tumor-soft-power-immunotherapy.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine of USC have engineered a genetic tool that addresses one of the most persistent obstacles in cancer immunotherapy: the physical softness of tumors. The work, detailed in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, reveals how the soft environment of a tumor enables cancer cells to become \"stealthy\" and resistant to…",
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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."
}