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An unprecedented window into how diseases take hold years before symptoms appear

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202 points helsinkiandrew | 1 comments | 18 Jul 25 08:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.344s | source
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chiefalchemist ◴[22 Jul 25 10:01 UTC] No.44645058[source]▶
It’s interesting they make no mention of trying to understand the body’s ability to self-defend and self-heal. That is, it’s possible to get X (e.g., cancer) and the immune system wins the fight (before it’s even detected).

In theory it’s possible the best early treatment is no treatment at all; that there might be such a thing as too-early detection.

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1. IAmBroom ◴[22 Jul 25 14:29 UTC] No.44647347[source]▶
True for many things. You can have the HIV virus in your blood, and successfully fight it off, preventing infection. Your immune system will remember, and thereafter show markers that are indicate "possibly infected" - but you will not be CURRENTLY infected.