Comparison and impact of COVID-19 for patients with cancer: a survival analysis of fatality rate controlling for age, sex and cancer type

Objectives Prior research has reported an increased risk of fatality for patients with cancer, but most studies investigated the risk by comparing cancer to non-cancer patients among COVID-19 infections, where cancer might have contributed to the increased risk. This study is to understand COVID-19’...

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Published in:BMJ Health & Care Informatics
Main Authors: Xiang Zhang, Haiquan Li, Charles L Bennett, Edwin Baldwin, Colleen Kenost, Wenting Luo, Elizabeth A Calhoun, Lingling An, Yves A Lussier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Online Access:https://informatics.bmj.com/content/28/1/e100341.full