Severe COVID-19, Flu Facilitate Lung Cancer Months or Years Later
March 12, 2026
March 12, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 12 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release:
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Severe COVID-19, Flu Facilitate Lung Cancer Months or Years Later
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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 B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and UVA Comprehens . . .
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Severe COVID-19, Flu Facilitate Lung Cancer Months or Years Later
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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 B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and UVA Comprehens . . .
