Lupus (including SLE) is an autoimmune disease (a condition where your body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs). The disease can be mild to severe; no two afflicted people are exactly alike. It is not considered a cancer. Yes, lupus can be fatal, but not as often as was in the past.
When someone has lupus, their immune system attacks their own organs instead of attacking viruses, bacteria, and cancers. Cancer is cells that divide wildly and don't die off when they are supposed to.
Lupus can be fatal, but with regular medical monitoring and compliance with the treatment regimen, most lupus patients can expect to live a normal life span. A few will die from lupus complication but the major cause of death in lupus patients is infection.
SLE is an autoimmune disorder , where body becomes allergic to its own tissues & starts destroying various tissues in lungs , kidney ,blood vessels. There is no cure but symptoms are largely controlled by cortisone & then there are remissions , that means the person has no active disease process going on for years sometimes ten to fifteen years , have seen two such cases going beyond forty years of life ,unfortunately both were females & both doctors . Anyway that apart , the Hospital at Manipal ( Karnataka) has a very good department to asses & manage these cases. That is all I know about and I m a firm believer in science to find solution to these ailments , so that hope is always there.
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Lupus (including SLE) is an autoimmune disease (a condition where your body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs). The disease can be mild to severe; no two afflicted people are exactly alike. It is not considered a cancer. Yes, lupus can be fatal, but not as often as was in the past.
Read about lupus at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lupus/DS00115.
http://www.lupus.org.uk/article.php?i=196
http://www.medicinenet.com/systemic_lupus/article....
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/00...
My rheumatologist evaluated me for lupus several years ago. At that time I familiarized myself with the condition.
Lupus is NOT cancer.
When someone has lupus, their immune system attacks their own organs instead of attacking viruses, bacteria, and cancers. Cancer is cells that divide wildly and don't die off when they are supposed to.
Lupus can be fatal, but with regular medical monitoring and compliance with the treatment regimen, most lupus patients can expect to live a normal life span. A few will die from lupus complication but the major cause of death in lupus patients is infection.
SLE is an autoimmune disorder , where body becomes allergic to its own tissues & starts destroying various tissues in lungs , kidney ,blood vessels. There is no cure but symptoms are largely controlled by cortisone & then there are remissions , that means the person has no active disease process going on for years sometimes ten to fifteen years , have seen two such cases going beyond forty years of life ,unfortunately both were females & both doctors . Anyway that apart , the Hospital at Manipal ( Karnataka) has a very good department to asses & manage these cases. That is all I know about and I m a firm believer in science to find solution to these ailments , so that hope is always there.
No, it is not cancer. It is an autoimmune disease. It's not necessarily fatal.