Coronavirus kills Washington state mom of 6, breast cancer survivor - News Summed Up

Coronavirus kills Washington state mom of 6, breast cancer survivor


A Washington state mother of six has died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to her family. Sundee Rutter, 42, who was a Stage 4 breast cancer survivor, died on Monday, according to a GoFundMe page created in her name. Those battling cancer are at a high risk of serious illness if they are infected by COVID-19, as their immune systems are typically weakened by both cancer and cancer treatments. Cancer patients who finished treatment a few years ago or longer have immune systems that have most likely recovered, but each person is different,” states the American Cancer Society. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE“Due to all the cancer treatments, Sundee didn’t have much left in the way of an immune system,” reads the GoFundMe.


Source: Fox News March 20, 2020 18:56 UTC



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