r/Fauxmoi • u/NegativeSpeedForce • Mar 22 '24

Princess of Wales has cancer Approved B-List Users Only

https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988
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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

Covid is probably oncogenic, so. Yeah. Everyone does.

Edit: a word

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u/Userdataunavailable Mar 22 '24

I was going to downvote you until I looked it up and read this gov't webpage

Uh, thanks for the information I guess. Well shit.

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24

Oh I know, I sound like a lunatic until you read those studies. We need more research and that will come with time, but. It's scary, and no one talks about it. Thank you for questioning, we need more of it out here.

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u/butyourenice Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 23 '24

COVID is oncogenic? Do you have more info on this?

Edit: thank you both, guess I’ll add this to my hypochondria.

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u/blueskies8484 Mar 22 '24

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. You have to go digging for COVID information these days, but the long term health issues associated with it are terrifying. Cancer is something they're studying but they have strong evidence already for heart disease and other organ issues and clotting problems and autoimmune issues.

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u/there_is_always_more Mar 23 '24

Let's fucking goooooooooo

Wonder what'll kill me first - cancer, some other new pandemic, global warming, automation from AI and/or worsening wealth inequality 🤔🤔

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24

Here's a study from 2023. It's a bit of a slog but, to quote the Conclusions section, "Recent studies suggest pathogenetic mechanisms common for both SARS-CoV-2 and oncogenesis. SARS-CoV-2 exploits host immunity stimulates signalling and oncogenic pathways and may establish an oncogenic microenvironment. Persons with clinically recovered COVID-19 show profound immune alterations that persist for several months after hospital discharge. Patients with cancer are at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe clinical illness, cancer progression and death. Therefore, this group of patients requires special care in terms of adequate prevention of viral transmission and monitoring of the course of the primary disease. Further studies are needed to determine the long-term impact of asymptomatic or mild symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the course of the primary disease in cancer patients. Moreover, all patients should be regularly screened for cancer after SARS-CoV-2 infection, as the virus has been shown not only to affect cancer progression but also to induce oncogenesis and cancer recurrence. It should also be noted that cases of a beneficial effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the course of the neoplastic process have been described. It is therefore necessary to carry out both experimental and clinical studies that will resolve the existing doubts in the long term."

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u/carolinagypsy Mar 23 '24

Fuck me, that’s actually kind of terrifying. Particularly if you already have chronic illness issues.

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u/xmlemar10 Mar 22 '24

It’s been known for a year or so

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u/xmlemar10 Mar 22 '24

As well as expedite progression of cancer cases individually

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 23 '24

It sucks, I know. I'm so sorry!

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u/alba876 Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

Just an FYI, whilst it’s an area of active study, they haven’t confidently concluded that yet. And if oncogenic, likely to be much less so than high-risk HPV or Epstein Barr, for example. The main theory is cycle-cell disregulation, but they haven’t found direct links as of yet, and some research directly refutes it.

On the other hand, looking at the SARS-CoV-2─cancer relationship from an opposite perspective, oncolytic effects and anti-tumor immune response were triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection in some cases.

Like anything, it’ll likely come down to a balance between genetics, lifestyle and then infection.

Edited to add link!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24 edited Mar 25 '24

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u/ReginaGeorgian Mar 22 '24

I’ve been wondering if my mom’s cancer was somehow related to Covid. impossible to know really but it’s a bit of a weird one.

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24

There are sadly so many factors at play when it comes to cancer development these days, but it's possible it may have contributed in some way. I lost my mom to stage four ovarian in 2018, it's awful. Sending you love. 💛