Nerve Activity Drives Lung Cancer Growth — Cutting the Vagus Nerve Slows Tumors
Neuronal signals fuel small cell lung cancer via the vagus nerve and direct neuron-to-tumor synapses, opening new therapeutic targets.
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Neuronal signals fuel small cell lung cancer via the vagus nerve and direct neuron-to-tumor synapses, opening new therapeutic targets.
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