Women with pollen allergies may be at increased risk for blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma, a new study suggests. Researchers did not uncover the same link in men. This suggests there is something unique in women that causes chronic allergy-related stimulation of the immune system to increase vulnerability to the development of blood cancers, the study authors said. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Shadman M, et al. Associations between allergies and risk of hematologic malignancies: Results from the VITamins and lifestyle cohort study. Am J Hematol. 2013 Dec;88(12):1050-4. PMID: 23918679
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