Jan 30 2009
Some Allergies Reduce Cancer Risk
Talk about unexpected relationships, the results of the study have been so dumbfounding, for though allergies are a nuisance, they can help fight some forms of cancer, researchers are saying. Allergic symptoms such as sneezing, tearing, coughing and itching can in fact lower risks for developing cancer in the colon, skin, bladder, mouth, throat, cervix and the uterus that may be affected by environmental factors. Tissues exposed to, say, high levels of pollution such as the mouth, skin and throat may find the toxins expelled by allergic reactions enough to prevent the mutation of the cells and becoming cancerous. Food allergies may also prevent such cancers from ever starting which goes to show, that a sniffle may indeed be a blessing in disguise or it may be the body simply irritated and reacting as needed. So next time you have the flu, be grateful for it might just be your body disposing of cancer causing agents that you may have come in contact with. So having an allergy may not be a curse after all, but a blessing in disguise.