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Yes, and it often does in the early stages. Evidence shows that many small tumours are stopped by the immune system before they are big enough to see.
Once a tumour is large enough to see, it usually means that the immune system has failed to stop it, and in most cases other methods must be tried.
What else can I help you with?
Why is HIV and cancer deadly?
HIV attacks your immune system. When your immune system is fighting it starts to weaken. The Antibody start to take over which then turns to AIDS.
Does tamoxifen weaken your immune system?
No its not an aimmunosupressant ! It has an anti-estrogenic effect which is useful in breat cancer patient !
Does crystal meth weaken immune system?
some studies have revealed that it does weaken the immune system
Does anesthesia weaken your immune system?
No
How does diet pop cause cancer?
The acid in the pop can doesn't contribute to an alkaline environment, even after being processed at the stomach, which cancer favors. The sugar will weaken the immune system, which is necessary to kill cancer.
Will poison oak weaken your immune system?
Yes it will.
What drug damages and weaken the immune system?
steroids
Why do some cancer medications sometimes weaken the immune system of cancer patients?
The radiation kills bone marrow, where both red and white blood cells are made. The white blood cells produce most of the immune system, with fewer white blood cells the immune system weakens.
How does the immune system respond to the throat cancer?
Cancer is somewhat confusing to the immune system since it is an aberrant form of the body's own cells which the immune system is not supposed to attack. Sometimes the immune system can detect that the cancer cell is not a normal part of the body, and therefore it will destroy the cancer, but quite often the immune system cannot detect the abnormality of the cancer cell and will ignore it. That is precisely why cancer is so dangerous.
How does being too clean weaken the immune system?
Your immune system cant produce antibodies for infections/viruses if it is not exposed to them.
How do UV rays contribute to the development of cancer?
UV rays can damage the DNA in skin cells, leading to mutations that can cause cancer to develop. UV rays can also weaken the immune system's ability to fight off cancer cells.
A deficiency in what hormone could cause the immune system to weaken?
Hemoglobin
