Women with breast cancer confined to the breast (stage I) have a reduced dermal delayed hypersensitivity reaction to Varidase; the degree of anergy to this antigen increases as the disease progresses. The in vitro reaction to phytohaemagglutinin, however, remains normal throughout the course of the disease.
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