Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Does a c-diff infection that occurs while patient has colon cancer have any effect on the cancer


Does a c-diff infection that occurs while patient has colon cancer have any effect on the cancer?
I had two c-diff infections and then later found out that I also had colon cancer at the same time. Once the c-diff cleared up the colon cancer became symptomatic. Did the c-diff cause the cancer to progress more rapidly?
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Colon cancer is funny that way. It can lie dormant for years and all of a sudden something like an adjunct infection comes along and triggers something in the cancer . It is my opinion that the cancer probably had maxed out your body's immune system allowing the c-diff to take hold. (C-diff is an opportunistic infection and preys on those with compromised immune systems).This overwhelmed immune system in turn allows the cancer to start up .A big cycle.





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