FEVER IS GOOD!
Fever is actually beneficial for those receiving immune therapy (such as IL-2) for cancer. In fact, it is an essential part of the treatment. Patients whose fever was left untreated lived almost twice as long as those who had their fevers reduced! Therefore, it is a mistake to use fever-lowering drugs in this context. Here is the article:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25445814/
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