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April 28, 2020
Food safety tips for cancer patientsFor cancer patients, eating well, and doing it safely, is even more important during the COVID-19 outbreak.
April 23, 2020
Ask Dr. Markman: Should I take hydrochloroquine? Will immunotherapy make me safer? Is it OK to eat meat?Dr. Maurie Markman answered your questions about COVID-19, cancer, hydrochloroquine, immunotherapy and more in his weekly Twitter chat.
April 22, 2020
Viruses and cancer: A love-but-mostly-hate relationshipViruses may cause cancer, have been used to treat cancer and may worsen some symptoms or treatment side effects.
April 21, 2020
COVID-19 offers another urgent reason to quit smokingSmoking may cause serious damage to the lungs and individuals with this condition who are infected with COVID19 have a greater risk of experiencing severe symptoms and a poorer outcome.
April 17, 2020
Twitter Q&A: Dr. Markman answers your questions about cancer and Covid-19Dr. Maurie Markman, President of Medicine & Science at CTCA, answered your questions about COVID-19 and cancer in the debut of his weekly Twitter Q&A.
April 16, 2020
Podcasts offer inspiration and hope to people of faith touched by cancer and COVID-19In a series of podcasts, the Rev. Percy W. McCray Jr. offers messages of hope to those touched by cancer and COVID-19.
April 14, 2020
Lessons learned at cancer centers in China may help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in U.S. hospitalsChina, where the original COVID-19 outbreak occurred and has since been contained, offers a potential model for caring for cancer patients during this pandemic.
April 13, 2020
Researchers eye cancer drug BCG as potential COVID-19 treatment or vaccineDoctors around the world are racing to conduct research and collect data on the BCG’ vaccines potential use against COVID-19.
April 10, 2020
The do’s and don’ts of supporting a healthy immune systemA healthy immune system may not prevent you from getting infected with COVID-19, but it may help some patients recover faster.
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