Cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who are otherwise generally healthy can and do survive the coronavirus, but the news isn't as good for those who also had other medical issues.
The data base includes 428 patients: 141 who died, 169 who recovered, and 118 with ongoing data.
The two studies help shed understanding on the impact of the virus on cancer patients, says Howard A. Burris III, MD, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, who reviewed both presentations.and lung damage in the infected patients who became ill, it is not surprising that our cancer patients with lung and other thoracic cancers are more vulnerable," he says. The adverse outcomes with the azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine are being reported by others as well, he says.
He would encourage COVID-19 patients with cancer to seek out clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments, with guidance from their cancer specialists, infectious disease specialists, and lung doctors.
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