Protecting People with Cancer from COVID-19
Important Questions, Answered by Our Scientists
On January 12, 2022, Lurie Cancer Center held a virtual Town Hall meeting on Protecting People with Cancer from COVID-19.
Topics included the latest clinical data and perspectives on:
- Omicron and other COVID-19 variants
- Vaccines and boosters (including recommendations for immunocompromised people)
- Current and emerging treatments
- Information for people with cancer and cancer survivors
If you missed the interactive discussion with Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, and Michael Ison, MD, MS, you can view a recording of the program:
In addition, some trusted resources for people with cancer are listed below.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
COVID-19 Resources include updated recommendations on:
Vaccination and cancer patients
Vaccination guide for people with cancer
Cancer screening and treatment guidelines
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
COVID-19 and Cancer includes updates on:
Cancer clinical trials during COVID
Information specialists available to help answer questions
American Cancer Society
COVID-19 Vaccine Information for People with Cancer and their Caregivers
Cancer.Net
COVID-19: What People with Cancer Need to Know
Why Keeping Up with your Cancer Screening is So Important,
by Lurie Cancer Center’s Jyoti Patel, MD
Northwestern Medicine
COVID-19 Resource Center