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Patients With Inactive Cancer Are On Higher Risk Of Illness From Covid-19 – http://www.newsgram.com/
Studies show that cancer patients have a higher risk of Covid-19 complications, due in part to factors such as older age, higher smoking rates.
Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19, a new study suggests. The findings underscore the importance of Covid-19 mitigation, like social distancing and mask-wearing, and vaccinations for all patients, not just those recently diagnosed or with active disease.
“Patients who have cancer need to be careful not to become exposed during this time,” said researcher Kara N. Maxwell, Assistant Professor at…
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