Adults who have survived childhood cancer are at increased risk of severe COVID-19

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Source: Stefan Zimmerman

People who have survived cancer as children are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis. This is shown by a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.

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