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Severe Flu or COVID-19 Could Raise Lung Cancer Risk

In a new study, researchers found that being hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 was linked to a 24 percent increase in later lung cancer risk. Learn how to protect yourself.
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Severe COVID-19, flu facilitate lung cancer months or years later, new research shows

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease’s development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research indicates.

A Bad Case of COVID or Flu May Raise Lung Cancer Risk Years Later

Severe COVID or flu may quietly raise lung cancer risk—but vaccines appear to stop the damage before it starts.
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Where is flu, COVID surging? Here’s where people are filling prescriptions for Tamiflu, Paxlovid, and more

GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, is tracking prescription fills for medications that treat seasonal viral respiratory infections. The tracker includes fills for: To this end, GoodRx Research ...
UVA Today

Severe COVID-19, flu may raise lung cancer risk

A UVA Health study finds severe viral infections can prime the lungs for cancer, but vaccination appears to reduce that risk.
Medical Xpress

Severe COVID-19 and flu can facilitate lung cancer months or years later

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne ...