Respiratory infections can reactivate dormant breast cancer cells

[News]

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), and Utrecht University have found the first direct evidence that common respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and influenza, can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors.

More... (https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250730/Respiratory-infections-can-reactivate-dormant-breast-cancer-cells.aspx)