Zeitgeisty AphorismsPeople love #cancer and fear #thymectomy.
What you will find the least of in #cancer is #thymectomy.
There is not less of #cancer in #thymectomy than of De'Aaron in Ethiopian.
You can't really escape #cancer except through #thymectomy.
#cancer is the sister of #thymectomy.
Matt WillemsenThe thymus withers away after puberty. But it may be important for adults
Removing the thymus is associated with higher rates of death and cancer, a new study finds
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/thymus-puberty-important-adults-cancer #thymus #immunology #thymectomy
#T—cell
Removing the thymus is associated with higher rates of death and cancer, a new study finds
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/thymus-puberty-important-adults-cancer #thymus #immunology #thymectomy
#T—cell
Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal?
Study finds increased risk of death in adult patients who have had immune organ taken out
https://www.science.org/content/article/doctors-have-long-considered-thymus-expendable-could-removing-it-be-fatal #thymus #immunology #thymectomy #t—cell
Study finds increased risk of death in adult patients who have had immune organ taken out
https://www.science.org/content/article/doctors-have-long-considered-thymus-expendable-could-removing-it-be-fatal #thymus #immunology #thymectomy #t—cell
Gabriele PollaraThe thymus may well involute during life but it's certainly not functionally redundant!
In its absence...
- ⬆️ all cause mortality
- ⬆️ cancer risk
- ⬆️ risk of autoimmune disease
#thymus #immunology #health #resection #thymectomy #mortality #cancer #autoimmunedisease #medicine #MedMastodon
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2302892
> Health Consequences of Thymus Removal in Adults
