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Dormant cancers can be reawakened by flu, COVID: Study

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A new Nature study suggests infections like influenza and COVID-19 can trigger dormant cancer cells to awaken, potentially raising the risk of recurrence and metastasis.

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Respiratory viruses like the flu and COVID can trigger dormant cancers, research suggests

Getting the flu may result in worse consequences than just being bedridden for a few days, according to new research.

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Dormant cancers can be reawakened by flu, COVID: Study

A new Nature study suggests infections like influenza and COVID-19 can trigger dormant cancer cells to awaken, potentially raising the risk of recurrence and metastasis.

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New Research Reveals Alarming Link Between Covid and Cancer - Money Center

New research suggests that COVID and influenza may awaken dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, leading to metastatic disease. Scientists say it may be the immune response they trigger, not the viruses themselves, that is responsible for reactivating the cancer cells.

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