Think of it like this: Imagine you have a car that breaks down every once in a while. As long as the car isn’t actively being fixed at the mechanic’s shop, it won’t make a difference if the car broke down a year ago or just before the current breakdown. Similarly, a study has found that cancer patients who were diagnosed more than a year before contracting COVID-19, and those not receiving active treatment, may not be at a higher risk of worse outcomes from COVID compared to people without cancer. In other words, previous or recent cancer diagnoses do not significantly affect how well someone recovers from COVID. So, whether they got cancer treatment yesterday or years ago, they can still have similar chances of recovering from COVID like anyone else. It’s fascinating to see how our bodies respond to different ailments and how certain conditions may not have as much impact on each other as we initially thought. If you’re interested in this groundbreaking study, feel free to read more about it in the article linked below!
