• Question: does cancer mainly happen in people who have weaker immune systems

    Asked by anon-328926 to Zahra on 27 Jun 2022.
    • Photo: Zahra Massoud

      Zahra Massoud answered on 27 Jun 2022:


      Generally no – cancer can happen in anyone. Cancer cells are very good at avoiding the immune system whether it’s working to its full capacity or not – which is one of the reasons it’s so difficult to treat. There’s a couple of studies to show links between immune disorders and certain cancer types, but those are only in cases of really severe immune diseases and the results aren’t very clear

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