Susana Garcia-Recio, PhD (IMAGE) UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Caption “We found that around 17% of metastatic tumors had reduced expression of a gene that affects cellular immunity and showed a reduced ability of immune cells to infiltrate their environment and fight off cancer cells." Credit UNC School of Medicine Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.