Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And now, a new study published in Nature has found that viral lung infections can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have ...

Why some cancers recur after years of dormancy is a question scientists have been racing to answer. Past evidence suggests that stress, chronic inflammation and hormonal changes may reawaken sleeping ...

(Gray News) – Getting the flu may result in worse consequences than just being bedridden for a few days, according to new research. A new study found that some mice who contracted respiratory viruses ...

Deaths from cancer have fallen dramatically. They’ve dropped by 34% over the past three decades — largely thanks to better treatments, earlier detection, and fewer people smoking. But cancer ...

Dormant lung cancer cells change their shape from spindle shaped (above) to round (below), which helps protect them from the body's immune defenders. Image: Wang, Z., et al., Nature Cancer (CC BY 4.0) ...

Respiratory infections like COVID-19 and the flu may increase the risk of dormant breast cancer cells reactivating and spreading in those with a history of the disease. This is the conclusion of a ...