Partnering with skin to outsmart cancer: following leads provided by tumor-specific T cells

When Laura McGirt initiated this important and timely synthesis of the clinical and scientific linkage of systemic malignancies to dermatologic findings, I enthusiastically agreed to participate. My choice to pursue Dermatology was originally stimulated by Irwin Braverman ’s mentorship of me, when as an immunologically oriented Yale Medical School student, I fortuitously landed in the laboratory of the premier pioneer in medical dermatology. Irwin asked me to proofread the drafted chapters for the first edition of his seminal text on “Skin Signs of Systemic Disea ses” [1], for syntax, as he authored them.
Source: Seminars in Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research