COVID-19 and cancer: an extensive review
Emerging data postulates that cancer is an important risk factor for disease severity and higher in-hospital mortality amongst patients with COVID-19. From a pathophysiological perspective, COVID-19 induces an overproduction of inflammatory cytokines, causing systemic inflammation, hypercoagulabilit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Clínica and Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia
2021-10-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://www.brazilianjournalofoncology.com.br/details/169/en-US/covid-19-and-cancer--an-extensive-review |