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Are all cancer patients at risk for covid-19, or only those in active treatment?
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COVID 19: Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy increases risk. Radiation treatment does not pose as a significant a threat. Someone who is very ill from cancer might not have a properly functioning immune system - so they could also be at risk.
Answered 6/14/2020
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