While early treatment has been key to defeating cancer, Covid-induced lockdowns, fear and travel restrictions forced many patients to delay their treatment during the last two years of the pandemic, said experts ahead of the World Cancer Day (February 4).
While early treatment has been key to defeating cancer, Covid-induced lockdowns, fear and travel restrictions forced many patients to delay their treatment during the last two years of the pandemic, said experts ahead of the World Cancer Day .
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World No Tobacco Day: Smoking affects immunity, increases Covid risk: WHO
Since 1987, WHO (World Health Organisation) sponsors May 31st as World No Tobacco Day in order to spread annual awareness and highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and encourage governments to adopt effective policies to reduce smoking. If you smoke tobacco, then it is high time to crush and throw it away forever as health experts on Sunday warned that it can put you at high risk of Covid-19 by affecting your body s immunity. According to experts, smoking impairs lung function, thereby reducing immunity and making it harder for the body to fight off various diseases. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said that smokers have up to a 50 per cent higher risk of developing severe disease and death from Covid-19.
If you smoke tobacco, then it is high time to crush and throw it away forever as health experts on Sunday warned that it can put you at high risk of Covid-19 by affecting your body s immunity.According to experts, smoking impairs lung function, .
This is how chemotherapy affects immunity IANS
New Delhi: The impact of the pandemic has been disastrous for many, including cancer patients, as health experts Thursday stressed that chemotherapy treatment decreases the immunity level of the patient by lowering white blood cells (WBC) count, which makes the patient more susceptible to infection from COVID-19.
According to experts, immunity plays a strong role in coping with such viruses or diseases as it produces antibodies to kill pathogens.
“Chemotherapy process decreases the immunity level of the patient by lowering white blood cells count. And with low white blood cells count severe infection can affect the patient more severely and add to the challenges,” Deni Gupta, Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Narayana Hospital Gurugram, told IANS on the occasion of World Cancer Day that is observed February 4.