Doctors explore link between COVID and cancer [Video]

New research has begun on what US doctors are calling an “unusual pattern” of rare and deadly cancers that have recently started popping up and could be connected to the COVID-19 virus.

According to a report from the Washington Post, a group of medical experts have come together to study the phenomenon and share data after concluding that there was compelling enough evidence to warrant further research.

Among those participating in the research is Kashyap Patel, an oncologist in South Carolina and CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates.

Patel says that the uptick in cases he’s witnessed shows there needs to be a national registry to analyze trends.

“I’ve been in practice 23 years and have never seen anything like this,” Patel said, adding that he’s already collected data from dozens of his own patients that show a potential link between long COVID and unusual cancers.

Dr. Peter Chin Hong, a professor of medicine and …