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

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections can epigenetically reprogram lung and immune cells, creating a pro‑tumor environment that increases lung cancer risk, but vaccines may prevent this.

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 ...

Severe COVID-19 may raise lung cancer risk by creating a tumour-promoting lung environment after viral pneumonia, new research suggests.

A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the ...

A severe case of COVID-19 or influenza could increase the risk of lung cancer later on, according to new research. Scientists discovered that serious viral infections can alter immune cells in the ...

Severe COVID or flu may quietly raise lung cancer risk—but vaccines appear to stop the damage before it starts.

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.

Respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza are usually thought of as short-term infections that cause fever, cough, and fatigue. Most people recover within days or weeks. However, scientists ...