Risk for COVID-19 infection in patients with tobacco smoke-associated cancers of the upper and lower airway.

Oreste Gallo

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

Patients with cancers of the upper and lower airways might be at increased risk of infection, morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 also because of tobacco exposure, a key factor in triggering inflammation, immunity and cancer.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
papillary thyroid
sars cov
oxidative stress
childhood cancer
cystic fibrosis
lymph node metastasis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus