Going through cancer treatment during a pandemic can be an anxiety-provoking process—from concerns over treatment delays to the risk of contracting the coronavirus. The growing availability of approved Covid-19 vaccines is providing hope that the pandemic will wane. "The question is whether [Covid-19 vaccines] work as well in people having cancer treatment like chemotherapy and radiation," Luo noted. They also took stock of the grim outcomes that have been documented for cancer patients who contract Covid-19—the subject of countless studies over the past year. The Case Western team found that nearly 48 percent of adult or senior cancer patients who contracted Covid-19 landed up in hospital.

Source: Forbes March 09, 2021 21:40 UTC