Allergy and cancer.
An unusual long-term survival of a patient with metastatic renal cancer is reported. Asthma developed after lung lesions were detected. After development of his allergy, new lesions have failed to appear and growth of old ones has slowed. The possibility that allergy can be a factor in the control of neoplasia is discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis