{"id":5056,"date":"2025-07-09T05:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=5056"},"modified":"2025-07-09T05:26:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T05:26:15","slug":"adult-survivors-of-childhood-cancer-face-higher-risk-of-severe-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/?p=5056","title":{"rendered":"Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Face Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adult survivors of childhood cancer are significantly more likely to develop severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis, according to a new study by the Karolinska Institute. Published in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.lanepe.2025.101363\"><em>The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Europe<\/em><\/a>, the research highlights the lingering health vulnerabilities of this group, despite their lower overall risk of infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study analyzed data from over 13,000 adults in Sweden and Denmark who had been diagnosed with cancer before age 20. These individuals were compared to both their siblings and the general population. While childhood cancer survivors were less likely to contract COVID-19, their risk of severe outcomes\u2014such as hospitalization, intensive care, or death\u2014was 58% higher if infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heightened risk was particularly pronounced during surges of highly transmissible variants like Alpha and Omicron. Notably, Sweden, which relied on recommendations rather than strict measures, saw a greater disparity in severe outcomes compared to Denmark, where early interventions were implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Javier Louro, the study\u2019s lead author, emphasized the importance of recognizing these survivors as a vulnerable group. \u201cEven though they weren\u2019t infected more often, the consequences were far more serious when they did fall ill,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings underscore the need to prioritize childhood cancer survivors in future pandemic responses, including vaccination campaigns and protective measures during high-transmission periods. The study calls for targeted strategies to safeguard this at-risk population in health crises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult survivors of childhood cancer are significantly more likely to develop severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis, according to a new study by the Karolinska Institute. Published in\u00a0The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Europe, the research highlights the lingering health vulnerabilities of this group, despite their lower overall risk of infection. The study analyzed data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1565],"tags":[2443,542,1566,2445,2444],"class_list":["post-5056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-medicine","tag-adult-survivors","tag-covid-19","tag-health-medicine","tag-hospitalization","tag-intensive-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5057,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5056\/revisions\/5057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scientificworld.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}