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cord-328718-j9p7ahl8	Goldust, Mohamad	Skin cancer and COVID‐19	2020-07-23		.txt	text/plain	739	60	56	Some of the worst affected patients include those with chronic illnesses like skin cancers (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma). Due to minimal availability of public transport and doctors in regular clinics, several skin cancer patients are going undiagnosed, leading to delayed diagnosis resulting in worsening of its grade and prognosis. Many patients with skin cancer are already immunosuppressed, thus increasing their susceptibility to various infections including COVID-19. 5 Thus, COVID-19 induced stress may predispose patients to squamous cell carcinoma. Newer anti-cancer molecules like immune checkpoint inhibitors (pembrolizumab, ipilimumab, nivolumab) are being used in melanoma 6 but there are reports of pembrolizumab induced neutropenia. 7 This weakens the immune system of patient leading to increased risk of COVID-19. 8 The treatment regimens are also being modified to decrease the need of hospital visits by these patients to reduce the spread of COVID-19 viz. Chronic stress and susceptibility to skin cancer.	./cache/cord-328718-j9p7ahl8.txt	./txt/cord-328718-j9p7ahl8.txt