Impact of COVID-19 on Affected Individuals in Iraq Focusing on Deceased Cancer Patients.
Nada A S AlwanFaris LamiHanan Abdulghafoor KhaleelRiyadh A AlhilfiPublished in: JCO global oncology (2022)
In Iraq, patients with cancer infected with COVID-19 were younger and spent longer durations in the hospital before they died than patients with other comorbidities. The pandemic has revealed significant gaps in the health information and surveillance systems that demand prompt strengthening as part of the emergency preparedness.