A recently study published in the Annals of Oncology summarized findings of 4,966 cancer patients who contracted COVID-19 between March 17 - November 18, 2020. Associated factors included hospitalization (58%), death within 30 days (13%), age (median=66), gender (51% female), and race (50% white). The authors of the study concluded that "older age, male sex, Black race, Hispanic ethnicity, and haematology malignancy", among some other laboratory factors, "were associated with poor outcomes among cancer patients with COVID-19.
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Study mentioned: Grivas P, Khaki AR, Wise-Draper TM, et al. Association of Clinical Factors and Recent Anti-Cancer Therapy with COVID-19 Severity among Patients with Cancer: A Report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium. Annals of Oncology; Published online 18 March 2021. doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.02.024.
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