Allergies fight cancer?

[Shay]

So was really bored and was doing some random google searches and came across this article that's a few years old that talks about a study that was done that shows that cancer patients tended to have less allergies. They even went on to suggest that taking allergy medication might be a bad idea because allergies might actually help prevent cancer. No idea how valid this study is, but I'll go along with anything that encourages people to stop taking allergy meds.

Here's the link to the article. Go ahead and pass it on to all your friends with allergies.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-...esearchers.html

[iheartsneezn]

I have always suspected that allergies may play a positive role in a persons overall health, given the fact that they are a result of an overactive immune system. Very interesting stuff.

[Stimuli]

the only solution would be to find a way to "catch an allergy" (like in my old thread )

[Midii]

Woah. All of a sudden my allergies seem less pesky . Thanks for sharing!

[lovessneezes]

Wow. Cool article. Thanks for sharing

[obsessed]

Hm, I don't quite know how that works, but I'm okay with it!

[Chanel_no5]

I read an article about that almost a year ago, in a popular science magazine, and it seems to be valid.

Fingers crossed that this will be well-known among allergic people.

[Rhomberg Rabbit]

Interesting. Loved the photo.