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More than 300,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. It’s a time when most people are unusually preoccupied with their health.
Is that a normal cough or a Covid cough? Will my mask protect me?
Now consider a subset of folks who are particularly susceptible to the ravages of coronavirus those living with cancer, who in many cases have weakened immune systems. For anyone going through chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunotherapy, pandemic life can be especially exhausting.
Take Ana Centeno. The 38-year-old Columbia Heights resident was diagnosed with a stage-1 tumor on her uterus in November 2019. But because treatment could affect her ability to have a child, Centeno initially opted against it. By the time she went for a follow-up appointment in April, her cancer had progressed to stage 2.