Oncologist Mikhail Myasnyankin assessed the possibility of developing cancer in patients who have undergone COVID-19, reports Channel Five.
According to him, the role of viruses in carcinogenesis, that is, as a cause of cancer, has been proven and studied to date. At the same time, it is now premature to say that coronavirus can provoke cancer. “This is due to the fact that the effects of the infection on patients have not yet been fully and thoroughly studied,” the doctor explained.
Myasnyankin noted that in this regard, it is necessary to continue monitoring patients who have undergone COVID-19, as well as to plan studies to identify the role of coronavirus and its effect on carcinogenesis.
In November, Russian doctors noticed that the coronavirus is able to displace malignant tumors from the human body. According to doctors, in some patients with the initial stage of cancer after treatment for coronavirus infection, the indications for chemotherapy disappeared.