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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 15, 2020
PBS documentary highlights the promise of genomic testingCTCA patient Lettie Lassiter’s inspiring story is featured in the Ken Burns PBS documentary, The Gene, which is now streaming on PBS.com.
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 12, 2020
Why giving to cancer research mattersCancer research costs money. And Americans are more than willing to pay, donating millions every year to finance cancer research.
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