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title: The Immune System and Cancer
description: Our immune system plays a vital role in protecting us from illness and infection by fighting off invaders to our body… but when our own cells are the source of the problem, as in cancer, what then?
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## The Immune System and Cancer \[Infographic\]

Our immune system plays a vital role in protecting us from illness and infection by fighting off invaders to our body… but when our own cells are the source of the problem, as in cancer, what then?

**Download this infographic to learn about:**

- How the immune system and cancer interact
- The role of the immune system in metastasis
- How cancer treatment impacts the immune system and how it can be harnessed to help combat cancer

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