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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by mc32 on Friday February 05, 2021 @12:52PM (#26039115)
Do people who work on Septic tanks (or nightsoilmen) and such share a common profile in regards to their immune system?

Or is transplanting a requirement?

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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by oblongx on Friday February 05, 2021 @01:23PM (#26039494)
How would it work? Airborne poop particles? I've never seen my septic guy get poop on themselves and certainly not in themselves.
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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by sgtnoodle on Friday February 05, 2021 @02:19PM (#26040112)
It seems reasonable that people in that line of work would get exposed to random folks' germs orders of magnitude more often than someone not working around waste, even if they aren't swimming in it.
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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by panzagl on Friday February 05, 2021 @02:14PM (#26040061)
I would definitely mention it in my Yelp review if they did.
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Re:Fecal transplant turns cancer immunotherapy non-responder... by PointyFluff on Friday February 05, 2021 @01:22PM (#26039492)
Fantastic hypothesis.
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