What happens when cancer patients get COVID-19?
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A large new study of cancer patients with COVID-19 clearly shows patients with active cancer — or who suffer from additional comorbidities such as diabetes or heart disease — have worse outcomes.
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Cancer and COVID-19: How We're Protecting Patients - ACC
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COVID-19 and Lung Cancer: What We Know and Don't Know - Cancer Therapy Advisor
Dr Thogari Kiran kumar, Surgical Oncologist
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Pharmaceuticals, Free Full-Text
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Lung Cancer Patients Have High Burden of COVID-19 Death in Omicron Era - Cancer Therapy Advisor
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AACI Update
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Hutch News Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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Cancer in the Midst of COVID-19, A Report
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AACI Update
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Hutch News Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center