Dossier
viral infection
Coverage of viral infection in the Nexus archive.
- What COVID is teaching doctors about the relationship between viruses and cancer
The pandemic has provided evidence suggesting that viral infections may reawaken dormant cancer cells in patients who had them before the infection. Doctors are studying this potential link between viruses and cancer reactivation.
- What COVID is teaching doctors about the relationship between viruses and cancer
The pandemic has revealed evidence suggesting viral infections might reactivate dormant cancer cells already present in a patient's body prior to infection.
- Viral infection that causes common coughs and colds could protect against the spread of cancer
A viral infection responsible for common coughs and colds may offer protection against cancer spread. The study suggests that this common virus could have an unexpected beneficial effect on cancer progression.