( NewsNation) — Respiratory infections like COVID-19 and the flu can activate dormant cancer cells in breast cancer patients ...

Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors are tumour cells that can remain dormant for decades — until they one day ...

A recent Aurora-based University of Colorado Cancer Center study found that COVID-19 infection in cancer patients can reawaken cancer cells and lead to metastasis. The study, published July 30 in ...

Using findings from a mouse model, this conclusion was corroborated with observational data in humans that showed increases ...

Respiratory illnesses such as Covid and the flu can awaken dormant cancer cells in the body and cause them to spread, ...

Common respiratory infections like the flu and COVID-19 might jolt dormant cancer cells back to life in survivors, causing them to multiply and spread in the lungs.

Respiratory infections like Covid-19 and flu may reactivate dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, increasing metastatic ...

Certain respiratory infections could trigger a reawakening of dormant cancer cells in the body, according to a new study.

Mice with a handful of cancerous cells in their lungs experienced a 100-fold increase to this number after being infected ...

COVID-19 didn’t directly cause the cancer to spread, but created an environment where dormant cells elsewhere in patients’ ...

Individuals with a history of cancer may benefit from taking precautions against respiratory viruses, such as vaccination, say researchers.

Respiratory infections, such as COVID-19, can reactivate dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, leading to a higher risk ...