CAN A LETHAL PARASITE BE LIFE SAVOR FOR CANCER PATIENTS?

Maria Shahzadi, Muhammad Bilal

Abstract


Cancer is a fatal hereditary illness produced by an unexpected alteration in genes that has the destructive potential to degrade healthy human cells in a healthy individual. This disease is distinguished by an uncommon molecular alteration that promotes unregulated cell proliferation in the human body, which can quickly spread to other sites in the body. Several variables can cause cancer in humans; these factors might be biological or environmental. Cancer-causing agents are found in biological elements such as viruses, parasites, bacteria, and protozoans, which are responsible for producing carcinogenic agents in human healthy cells. They are also referred to as cancer cell promoters. Carcinogenic agents are those that contribute to the growth of abnormal cells and the eventual death of healthy cells, a condition known as carcinogenesis. 


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Cancer Patient, Cancer Treatment, Tumors, Immunotherapy

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46903/gjms/20.01.1026

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