Advances in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Abstract

EDITORIAL NOTE ON IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON CANCER PATIENTS

Rahul Hajare

Cancer is one of the underlying diseases that raises the risk of COVID-19 developing to a serious illness. As the COVID 19 pandemic expands, scientists are learning more about the virus and how it change us. From almost the beginning, medical experts have recognized that older adults and people with actual medical conditions — including few major diseases like heart disease, cancer, etc are at higher risk from the novel coronavirus. The recent outbreak of the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) and the rate at which the infection is spreading may be worrying if you are a cancer patient or are a caregiver of a patient, your worries and fears may be multifold. But there is nothing to worry about, as coronavirus infections can be avoided if acceptable precautionary measures are taken. Keywords: Chemotherapy; Immunity; Immunocompromised

Published Date: 2021-05-13;