Patients with cancer 'at greater risk' of poor COVID-19 outcomes
US researchers say patients with active cancer are more at risk than those in remission
Patients with active cancers and those in remission face significantly higher risk of severe COVID-19 compared to those without cancer, a study shows.
An analysis of medical records from 323 patients who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus revealed that among the 67 with a history of cancer, there were higher rates of hospitalisation and 30-day mortality related to COVID-19, researchers reported in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.
Compared to patients without cancer, a cancer diagnosis was associated with