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Aug 2026
From granulomas to tumors: post-tuberculosis immune and structural lung remodeling as a driver of carcinogenesis
Although antibiotic therapy effectively cures active tuberculosis (TB), many survivors are left with permanent lung damage and long-lasting immune alterations. Growing epidemiological evidence indicates that individuals with prior pulmonary TB have a two- to three-fold increased risk of lung cancer, independent of smok...
Praise Audax Rukonge, Vincent Kawuribi, Zhi-Meng Lu et al.
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