Breast cancer treatments do not increase risk of Covid-19 infection or death

(NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine) Cancer drugs capable of weakening the body's immune defenses are no more likely to increase the risk of Covid-19 infection or death than breast cancer therapies that do not undermine the immune system, a new study shows. Researchers say the results challenge initial concerns that such treatments, which poison cancer cells, were too dangerous to continue during the pandemic.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news