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Immunology of Cancer
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What are tumor antigens?
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Molecules expressed on cancer cells that can be recognized by the immune system
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Tumor antigens are molecules that are expressed on cancer cells and can be recognized by the immune system. These antigens can be derived from mutated proteins, overexpressed proteins, or proteins that are normally expressed in low levels.