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Shchelokova E.E.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Kogan E.A.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Avraamova S.T.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Demura T.A.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Zharkov N.V.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Kovyazina N.V.

The Russian University of Medicine (RosUniMed)

Mordovina A.I.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Zelenchenkova P.I.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Meerovich G.A.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University;
A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute Russian Academy of Sciences

Reshetov I.V.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University) of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Features of lung cancer carcinogenesis involving cancer stem cells in COVID-19. Effects of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cancer and COVID-19

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Shchelokova E.E., Kogan E.A., Avraamova S.T., Demura T.A., Zharkov N.V., Kovyazina N.V., Mordovina A.I., Zelenchenkova P.I., Meerovich G.A., Reshetov I.V.

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Shchelokova EE, Kogan EA, Avraamova ST, et al. . Features of lung cancer carcinogenesis involving cancer stem cells in COVID-19. Effects of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cancer and COVID-19. Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2025;87(5):65‑73. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/patol20258705165

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