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Patients in cancer remission at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness: Black cancer patients were more than twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 – Science Daily

Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, according to new research….

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Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, a new study from Penn Medicine published online today in JNCI Cancer Spectrum shows. Past reports have established an increased risk of severe disease and death for sick or hospitalized cancer patients with COVID-19 compared to patients without cancer, but less is known about patients in the general population.The findings underscore the importance of COVID-19…

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