Tıp Fakültesi Klinikleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Metehan KARATAŞ, Matem TUNÇDEMİR

Konular:Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:SARS-CoV-2,Covid-19,Cancer,Cytokine,ACE2

Özet: SARS-CoV-2, the new member of the coronavirus family, is a virus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and caused a pandemic all over the world. This disease, called Covid-19, increases the risk of death in individuals over 65 years of age and with chronic diseases. Cytokine Storm is one of the most serious mechanisms that trigger death in the pathogenesis of Covid-19. Although studies are ongoing for a vaccine against this disease or a drug that will affect its pathogenesis, an effective treatment method has not been found. The rapid spread of the virus and the increase in the number of cases have caused a problems in the health sector, and guidelines have been published to reduce the risk of infection of individuals who have not been diagnosed with Covid-19 but have serious illnesses such as cancer. In this review, we will discuss the origin and pathology of Covid-19, why its mortality is higher in certain situations, as well as the effect of this disease on the life of cancer patients, complications in cancer patients diagnosed with Covid-19, the effect of inhibitors used in cancer treatment on Covid-19 and lastly guidelines and studies will be discussed for cancer patients in global pandemic.

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