First the Round-Up:
Lifestyle and vaccines against cancer A succinct little article offering multiple approches to the growing problem of liver cancer. Yes hepatitis vaccines will help. But our opinion is: cut down on the booze! Cut down on the fatty grub! You’ll live much longer. It’s the Guardian‘s too:
Climate change coming to a garden near you No more Wimbledon and Lords Cricket ground lawns, according to The Conversation We are already moving in this direction in our humble little garden
Covid and Flu can wake up cancer Well, according to Nature Briefings the can. Old LSS hands will recall our musings on stress and other major life events triggering disease. Is this another straw in the wind perhaps?
Common respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or flu can awaken dormant cancer cells in mice. When a tumour grows, some cells can detach, travel round the body and ‘hide’ in tissues such as the lungs after treatment. Researchers found that the release of an immune molecule called interleukin-6, triggered by respiratory illnesses, wakes up these dormant cells — but only for a short time. This means that the infections do not directly cause cancer, but make it more likely that a future threat could revive the disease.Nature | 5 min read
Reference: Nature paper
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