High Macrophage Infiltration along the Tumor Front Correlates with Improved Survival in Colon Cancer

Forssell et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8ca2dd2f7327e70ae445c — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-2073

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