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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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How to Protect Yourself | If you think you are sick
What you need to know | Resources for the Community
A Guide for Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers and Family Members.
These tips can help cancer patients, as well as their family members and caregivers, stay healthy while staying home.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Some types of cancer and treatments such as chemotherapy can weaken your immune system and may increase your risk of any infection, including with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. During chemotherapy, there will be times in your treatment cycle when you are at increased risk of infection.
Adults and children with serious chronic health conditions, including cancer, are at higher risk of developing more serious complications from contagious illnesses such as COVID-19.