Study Discovers Negative Regulator of Natural Killer Cells

Hmm, may be this is along the liens of why metformin helps...

I've always wondered if my complete lack of natural killer cells when I was 40 allowed my br cancer to start up. I had what was then called Chronic fatigue and immune disfunction syndrome. I didn't get diagnosed till after being unbelieveably sick for over 6 months. then I found a research study going on, on CFIDS, and my blood and urine were examined at different times for the study. It was found I had everything normal except not one single natural killer cell. the first line of defence. the dr. then diagnosed me with CFIDS and said it was evidence that a terrible viral war had gone on inside my body, to reduce my NK cells to zero. Took me about 7 years to slowly heal, and I have to say it was way scarier than having br ca!!! with BR CA there are definite protocols in place. with CFIDS - nothing, but you are so sick you feel like you are going to die, every system of your body is disrupted or impaired - and all this with no tests,meds, or treatment.

DX 20 years later - a good long time to produce my whopper 10 cm tumor, despite my having a mammo every year. I do think there is/was a cause/effect connection.