PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (225): global, Israel HS, UK cancer treatment impact, WHO

COVID-19 — Israel
Summary
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Background
Individuals with cancer, particularly those who are receiving systemic anticancer treatments, have been postulated to be at increased risk of mortality from COVID-19. This conjecture has considerable effect on the treatment of patients with cancer and data from large, multicentre studies to support this assumption are scarce because of the contingencies of the pandemic. We aimed to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics and COVID-19 outcomes in