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An update on our cancer treatments

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Certain cancer treatments can temporarily weaken the immune system. This is particularly the case with chemotherapy.  As a result cancer patients are more susceptible to contracting Covid-19, and so two weeks ago we made the decision to postpone routine, planned cancer surgeries and chemotherapy for patients where the risk to the patient of postponing the treatment was less than the potential threat of them catching Covid-19.

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We were on the BBC

BBC

Our multi-disciplinary training programme, aimed at preparing doctors and nurses from across our hospitals to safely care for patients with Covid-19, was featured on BBC London News.

 

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