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pienoceros t1_j7mmdxg wrote

Reply to comment by Burnstryk in Are people with autoimmune diseases less likely to get viral infections? How about cancers? by Selfeducated

True. If symptoms can be treated to the point of remission w/o immunosuppressive therapy, you won't need it.

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Alantsu t1_j7n2f3t wrote

And the fun part is the side effect of the immunosuppressants is cancer. Yay!

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Clid3r t1_j7o8070 wrote

Family member with a successful transplant takes them and even tho he healthy as far as that’s concerned, he developed lung cancer because of his meds. He claims it’s normal and treatable, even tho he had a lobectomy.

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