Long-term effects of COVID-19 on cancer patients: the experience from Guy's Cancer Centre.
Future Oncol
; 2022 Sep 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2054827
ABSTRACT
Background:
Few studies have investigated the long-term effects of COVID-19 on cancer patients. Materials &methods:
The authors conducted a telephone survey on the long-term symptoms of cancer patients from Guy's Cancer Centre. They compared patients whose symptoms occurred/got worse over 4 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis (classified as long COVID) with patients who did not develop symptoms or whose symptoms occurred/got worse in the first 4 weeks after diagnosis.Results:
The authors analyzed responses from 80 patients with a previous COVID-19 diagnosis; 51.3% (n = 41) developed long COVID. The most common symptoms were fatigue, breathlessness and cognitive impairment.Conclusion:
Findings suggest that over half of the cancer population will experience long-term effects after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis. Further studies are required to validate the findings of this study.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fon-2022-0088
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