Allergies slash risk of cancer: study

Allergies slash risk of cancer: study

Updated at: 0908 PST, Wednesday, May 26, 2010 AUSTIN: Allergy sufferers are far less likely to contract cancer than everyone else, say scientists. They believe that adverse reactions stimulate the immune system, helping to ward off other potentially fatal conditions. They found that asthmatics were 30 per cent less likely to get ovarian cancer than others, and children with allergies to airborne substances were 40 per cent less likely to develop leukemia than other youngsters.