Severe COVID-19 may shrink cancer tumors, early data suggest
Immune cells produced during severe COVID-19 infection may shrink tumors. The unexpected mechanism offers a new therapeutic possibility for advanced and treatment-resistant cancers.
COVID-19's Surprising Effect on Cancer
Researchers found that the COVID-19 virus triggers immune changes that may one day be harnessed to help fight cancer.
Study: Covid infections linked to cancer regression
Is it possible something good can come from a Covid infection? Chicago area medical experts think so. A new study led by researchers at the Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has revealed a connection between COVID-19 infection and cancer regression.
Northwestern Medicine researches find way to use COVID-19 to fight cancer
Director of Northwestern’s Canning Thoracic Institute Dr. Ankit Bharat said he and other researchers found when our immune systems attack the COVID virus, the RNA molecule inside triggers our white blood cells.
Northwestern Medicine finds anti-cancer immune cells created by COVID
Discover how COVID-19 triggers the development of unique immune cells with anti-cancer properties, offering hope for new cancer treatment options.
New study shows severe COVID-19 may shrink cancer cells
New research from Northwestern Medicine shows that in some cases of severe COVID, the immune response actually killed cancer cells. Researchers are trying to harness that immune power into new cancer therapies.
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Northwestern study links COVID-19 RNA to cancer-fighting cells
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Fact Check: Rising cancer rates in Britain unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines, not declared health crisis
An article alleging that thousands of Britons vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus are diagnosed with cancer every day is ...
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An Update on Therapeutics for COVID-19
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Non-smoking yoga-obsessed mum thought she had Long Covid - but it was lung cancer
Melanie Erwin was stunned when scans revealed she had stage 4 lung cancer, and now wants to smash the misconceptions ...
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FasL inhibitor speeds recovery and reduces mortality in severe COVID-19 patients
A new clinical study shows that an inhibitor of Fas ligand (FasL), also called CD95 ligand (CD95L), led to a faster recovery ...
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Sometimes, Cancer Just Gets in My Way
My quality of life has improved a lot after starting on a BTK inhibitor, but some things will never be the same — like being ...