Study: Allergies May Reduce Cancer Risk

(NewsMax Health) People who suffer from both asthma and hay fever may have a lower risk of dying from colon cancer, according to a new study.

The research found that people with both hay fever and asthma were 17 percent less likely to die from colon cancer

compared with people who have neither condition. But individuals with hay fever or asthma had little reduction in their risk of fatal colon cancer, according to the report. People with hay fever and asthma are primed to develop allergic responses, which is why they have hay fever and asthma in the first place. The new theory is that they also mount an allergic response to colon cancer cells, said study author Eric Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta. Keep Reading