well my dad had tuberculosis in his late 20s but recently died from small cell lung cancer.
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Lung diseases which cause scarring of the lung tissues, such as tuberculosis, increase the risks of developing lung cancer. This scarring sometimes disrupts the cell reproduction cycle, causing a "malfunctioning" of the cell's DNA replication. When cells reproduce out of control, cancerous tumors may form.
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I didn't know that it did. I know its a lung disease but studies have shown that most that have had T.B become immune to lung cancers. Interesting question. I find it rather interesting as I have been doing a lot of reading lately with fungus and cancer. After your post that your Dad died of small cell (I am so sorry for your loss) I looked into T.B. and fungus. Interesting I found that T.B. can be linked to lung tumors, abscesses, and clots in the lung... all which can lead to lung cancers. Why would TB contribute to lung cancer? I am not sure of the answer.. but could it be a build up of fungus? I think there is a lot more to be looked at in this category.
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