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Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs
Respiratory infections seem to temporarily reduce the spread of cancer to the lungs from elsewhere in the body.
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Research suggests that a common cold-like virus may have an unexpected benefit in the fight against cancer. The study found that when mice were infected with RSV, a virus that causes cold-like symptoms, breast cancer cells were unable to reach the lungs.
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