Schweres COVID-19 und Influenza können die Lunge auf Krebs vorbereiten und die Entwicklung der Krankheit beschleunigen, aber eine Impfung kann helfen, diese Auswirkungen zu verhindern. Schwere Virusinfektionen können Immunzellen in der Lunge so „umprogrammieren“, dass sich Monate oder sogar Jahre später Krebstumoren entwickeln können.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/severe-covid-19-flu-may-raise-lung-cancer-risk
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New research from UVA Health finds severe COVID-19 and influenza can prime the lungs for cancer and speed the disease’s development, but vaccination can help prevent those effects.
Sun, a member of UVA’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, and colleagues found that serious viral infections can “reprogram” immune cells in the lungs in ways that may allow cancer tumors to develop months or even years later.
Based on their findings, researchers are urging doctors to closely monitor patients who have recovered from severe COVID-19, flu or pneumonia to help detect lung cancer early, when it is most treatable.
For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(26)00220-5
Isn’t any perpetual inflamation automatically increasing the risk for cancer, due to cell-repairs requiring a lot more dna-copying?