Fevers Are Not Fun—But They Can Help Stop Cancer

Fevers Are Not Fun—But They Can Help Stop Cancer
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June Kellum
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It’s sure not fun when your child has a fever, but there may be a silver lining because febrile diseases in childhood are associated with lower rates of certain cancers later on.
Research published in 2011 in the journal Current Opinion in Immunology said that “history of febrile childhood diseases lowers the risk for melanomas, leukemias, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), and ovarian cancer.”
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June Kellum is a married mother of three and longtime Epoch Times journalist covering family, relationships, and health topics.
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