'Accidental' flu virus discovery lays foundation for novel treatment strategies

Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells "accidentally" discovered that different flu viruses ...
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Severe COVID-19 and flu can facilitate lung cancer months or years later

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne ...
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Severe cases of COVID and the flu linked to increased lung cancer risk years later

Falling ill with covid, an extreme case of the flu or pneumonia makes you more vulnerable to developing lung cancer, according to researchers. The new findings, published in medical journal Cell, ...
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Severe COVID-19, flu may raise lung cancer risk

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. “A bad case of ...
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Severe COVID or flu may raise lung cancer risk years later

A severe case of COVID-19 or influenza could increase the risk of lung cancer later on, according to new research. Scientists discovered that serious viral infections can alter immune cells in the ...
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Severe COVID-19, flu facilitate lung cancer months or years later, new research shows

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 ...
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Severe COVID-19 and flu may raise lung cancer risk

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 ...
Everyday Health

Severe Flu or COVID-19 Could Raise Lung Cancer Risk

New research linked severe bouts of COVID-19 or influenza to a 24 percent increased risk of lung cancer. Learn what steps could reduce your risk. New research has linked severe COVID-19 and flu with a ...