Tag: cancer diagnoses

  • Can acute COVID-19 awaken dormant cancer cells?

    Can acute COVID-19 awaken dormant cancer cells?

    Yes, according to this study, which was the talk of the summer. In short: In mice experimental lung infection with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza reactivated dormant breast cancer cells, rapidly leading to metastatic disease accompanied by an inflammatory response resembling acute COVID-19 infection in humans. And when translated from mice to…