People who have problems with their immune systems are more likely to get some forms
of cancer. This group includes people who
* Have
had organ transplants and take drugs to suppress their immune systems to stop
organ rejection
* Have AIDS
* Are born with rare medical syndromes which
affect their immunity
The kinds of extra cancers that affect these
groups of people fall into two, overlapping groups
*
Cancers that are caused by viruses, such as cervical cancer or some lymphomas
* Lymphomas
Chronic infections
or transplanted organs can continually stimulate cells to divide. This
continual cell division means that immune cells are more likely to acquire
mutations and develop into lymphomas. |
