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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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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.
Everyday Health
From the latest headlines about the global coronavirus crisis to practical advice on how you can protect yourself and your loved ones at home, Everyday Health has got you covered.
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.
The NCI COVID-19 in Cancer Patients Study, or NCCAPS, is a natural history study of COVID-19 in people with cancer. In a natural history study, researchers follow people and collect medical and other information about them over time to learn more about how a disease and its symptoms develop and change. Diagnosis and treatment of a disease are not part of natural history studies. The knowledge gained through this study will help doctors better manage treatment for people with cancer and COVID-19 in the future.
As part of the NCCAPS study, researchers will collect blood samples, medical information, and medical images from 2,000 people with cancer who also have COVID-19. Each person will be followed for up to 2 years to help doctors understand how cancer affects COVID-19 and COVID-19 affects cancer