Patients with inactive cancer at high risk of severe Covid-19 illness: Study – Hindustan Times

A new study found that patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments for the deadly disease also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19.
The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘JNCI Cancer Spectrum’. Past reports have established an increased risk of severe disease and death for sick or hospitalised cancer patients with Covid-19 compared to patients without cancer, but less is known about patients in the general population.
The findings…

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