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What Is The Correlation Between Prostate Cancer And Herpes Infection?
Question: Is there a relationship between prostate cancer and recurrence of herpes exhibited by redness/swelled patches around anal area? Herpes was contracted around 1990. Symptoms rarely occur before.
Brief Answer:
generally not
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Usually there is no correlation between prostate cancer and herpes. But if it is advanced prostate cancer and/or chemotherapy has been applied then it can reduce body's immunity and cause herpes.
Probably the herpes infection here is unrelated.
Hope this helps.
Regards
generally not
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
Usually there is no correlation between prostate cancer and herpes. But if it is advanced prostate cancer and/or chemotherapy has been applied then it can reduce body's immunity and cause herpes.
Probably the herpes infection here is unrelated.
Hope this helps.
Regards
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