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71. What Do COVID-19 and Cancer Have in Common?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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T Cells and Cancer Immune Response

The number of mutations in a specific cancer is an important factor in just how effectively we can harness the immune system. Historically, highly mutated cancers have been a bad prognostic sign for patients. If you only have 10 mutations in your tumor, the likelihood of those mutations being able to stimulate T cells is low. The more mutations your body can recognize the better.

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