Imagine finding out that the ‘useless’ organ you ditched in surgery might have been your best secret weapon against cancer. A new study suggests that the thymus gland—the forgotten little bodyguard behind our sternum—may play a crucial role in immune health even after childhood. For anyone missing their thymus, that’s a twist you didn’t see coming!

 

A ‘Useless’ Organ That Doctors Often Remove Could Actually Fight Cancer