Published time: 07 May 2020
Authors: Urvi A. Shah
Keywords: Cancer, Covid-19, Oncology, population.
Abstract
Until now, most people feared a diagnosis with the dreaded “C word”—cancer—owing to its associated physical, emotional, and financial hardships as well as its social stigma. However, the rapid progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from a local issue to a global pandemic has quickly made it a competitor for the spot of the most feared disease, and rightly so, given the intense strain it is placing on us individually and as a society at every level. For me, having been diagnosed with both diseases 4 years apart, COVID-19 has brought back memories of being confronted with my own mortality.
Cancer and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)—Facing the “C Words”
Reference: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2765827?resultClick=24
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