Author: Sharma, Akanksha; Malviya, Rishabha; Kumar, Vinod; Gupta, Ramji; Awasthi, Rajendra
Title: Severity and risk of COVIDâ€19 in cancer patients: An evidence based learning Cord-id: uzq7cetp Document date: 2020_6_8
ID: uzq7cetp
Snippet: The immune system of cancer patient gets compromised because of cancer therapy, surgery and malignancy and thus the probability of infection are increased than the general patients. Immunosuppression can expose cancer patients to serious complications which can lead to delay in diagnosis and unnecessary hospitalizations that may adversely affect the prognosis of the disease. Patients who received chemotherapy or surgery within the 30 days before COVIDâ€19 pandemic have more risk of infection th
Document: The immune system of cancer patient gets compromised because of cancer therapy, surgery and malignancy and thus the probability of infection are increased than the general patients. Immunosuppression can expose cancer patients to serious complications which can lead to delay in diagnosis and unnecessary hospitalizations that may adversely affect the prognosis of the disease. Patients who received chemotherapy or surgery within the 30 days before COVIDâ€19 pandemic have more risk of infection than the patients who had not undergone chemotherapy or surgery. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Search related documents:
Co phrase search for related documents- active cancer and lymphoma myeloma: 1
- lung cancer and lymphoma myeloma: 1, 2
Co phrase search for related documents, hyperlinks ordered by date