What Causes Thrush?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
10. Cancer
As our understanding of cancer advances, so does our technology in regards to how to defeat it. However, we still rely on some of the methods that we have been using for some time, and one of these includes chemotherapy. While it can be effective in at least slowing down the progress of cancer, chemotherapy does come with some unwanted side effects.
One side effect is that chemo can weaken the immune system considerably. This can lead to a wide range of other problems, one of which is thrush. The cancer itself is also likely to weaken the immune system, again increasing the chances of thrush taking hold.
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