Cancer Patients and Risk of Mortality for COVID-19 #MMPMID32710820
Curigliano G
Cancer Cell 2020[Aug]; 38 (2): 161-163 PMID32710820show ga
Two recent Lancet and Lancet Oncology papers report that cancer patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have higher mortality rates. Common independent factors associated with increased risk of death were older age, history of smoking status, number of comorbidities, more advanced performance status, and active cancer.