Immune cells (in green) gather at the margins of lung tumours.
Immune cells (in green) gather at the margins of lung tumours.
  • The remnants of ancient viruses that remain in human DNA can help people fight lung cancer.
  • Scientists have found endogenous retroviruses can be awoken in cancer tissue and evoke an immune response. 
  • This could be the key to developing a cancer treatment vaccine and aiding survival rates. 

The remnants of ancient viruses that remain in human DNA can help people fight lung cancer, a new study has found.