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Patients in cancer remission at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness – EurekAlert

Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

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PHILADELPHIA–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…

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