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Cancer Spread From One Identical Twin to the Other in the Womb, Scientists Find
Original: Cancer Spread From One Identical Twin to the Other in the Womb, Scientists Find https://gizmodo.com/cancer-spread-from-o
Scientists report an extremely rare case in which cancer cells apparently crossed from one identical twin to the other while both were in the womb. The finding highlights how cancer can transmit between genetically identical individuals sharing a prenatal environment, a phenomenon documented only in a handful of cases worldwide. Researchers are drawing attention to it for what it reveals about how the immune system recognises, or fails to recognise, cancer cells.
Why now: The rarity and biological strangeness of in-womb cancer transmission between twins makes the case striking to scientists and readers.
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- Cancer Spread From One Identical Twin to the Other in the Womb, Scientists Find https://gizmodo.com/cancer-spread-from-one-identical-twin-to-the-other-in-the-womb-scientists-find-2000826346 # Science # Health # Medicine · gizmodo@robot.villas · 4
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