Vitamin A may be helping cancer hide from the immune system

[Kamaji]

Vitamin A may be helping cancer hide from the immune system

Date:    January 16, 2026
Source:    Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Summary:
    A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening cancer vaccines. Scientists have now developed a drug that shuts down this pathway, dramatically boosting immune responses and slowing cancer growth in preclinical studies.

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Source:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260115022808.htm