Researchers examined the blood samples of people living with tuberculosis and found unexpected links with cancer. TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images

• A study, led by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, has recently found an unexpected link between tuberculosis (TB) and cancer.
  
• The research suggests similarities in the immune responses in both cancer and TB infection.
  
• The results reveal fresh clues that may one day expand the therapeutic approach to treating TB infections.

“TB is still difficult to treat and kills nearly 1.5M people a year. Our work finds striking similarities between granulomas and the tumor microenvironment suggesting that immune evasion in cancer and TB significantly overlap.”

Read More:  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/could-cancer-therapies-be-used-to-treat-tb