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A population-based study of COVID-19 mortality risk in US cancer patients.

Kyle A ManiXue WuDaniel E SprattMing WangNicholas G Zaorsky
Published in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2024)
We observed that people living with cancer are at 2 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with the general US population. This work may be used by physicians and public health officials in the creation of survivorship programs that mitigate the risk of COVID-19 mortality.
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