Frontiers in Oncology (Oct 2020)

Case Report: A Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patient Got COVID-19 During Radiochemotherapy in Wuhan

  • Weiming Qiu,
  • Weiming Qiu,
  • Fengtao Yi,
  • Fengtao Yi,
  • Xingfeng Ren,
  • Xingfeng Ren,
  • Zhaoxia Li,
  • Deqiang Wang,
  • Ning Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.01755
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide. Reports of COVID-19 among cancer patients are limited and most studies focus mainly on its epidemiological and clinical features. In this study, we report the case of a nasopharyngeal cancer patient from Wuhan who contracted COVID-19 during radiochemotherapy and has since recovered from the infection. We hope that this report will provide valuable insight into the treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected cancer patients through an account of our experience.

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