Severe COVID-19, flu facilitate lung cancer months or years later, new research shows (IMAGE)
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher Jie Sun, PhD, and colleagues found that serious viral infections “reprogram” immune cells in the lungs to facilitate the growth of cancer tumors months or even years later. Based on their findings, the scientists are urging doctors to closely monitor patients who have recovered from severe COVID, flu or pneumonia in hopes of catching lung cancer early, when it is most treatable.
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