Long Covid quality of life worse than advanced cancer


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The levels of fatigue from long Covid can be similar or worse than with cancer-related anaemia, while quality of life is lower than those with advanced cancers. — dpa

Long Covid can affect the quality of patients’ lives more than certain cancers and as much as Parkinson’s disease, a new study has suggested.

Research led by University College London (UCL) and the University of Exeter, both in the United Kingdom, examined the impact of long Covid on the lives of 3,754 people who were referred to a clinic for the illness.

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