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

Haiquan LiEdwin BaldwinXiang ZhangColleen KenostWenting LuoElizabeth A CalhounLingling AnCharles L BennettYves A Lussier
Published in: BMJ health & care informatics (2021)
The results highlight the heightened risk that COVID-19 imposes on localised and haematological cancer patients and the necessity to vaccinate uninfected patients with cancer promptly, particularly for the cancer types most influenced by COVID-19. Results also suggest the importance of timely care for patients with localised cancer, whether they are infected by COVID-19 or not.
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