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Do Respiratory Viruses Awaken Cancer with Dr. James DeGregori. Episode 40.
In this high-impact episode of "Cracking Cancer," host Dr. Kyle Concannon is joined by patient advocate Samantha Murrell and Dr. James DeGregori, interim director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center. They discuss Dr. DeGregori’s groundbreaking study published in Nature, which explores how respiratory viruses—specifically SARS-CoV-2 and influenza—can act as a catalyst to "awaken" dormant cancer cells in the lungs.
Dr. DeGregori explains that while many cancer survivors may be ostensibly "cured," microscopic cancer cells can lie dormant for decades. His research reveals that acute…
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