Cancer Patients and Risk of Mortality for COVID-19

Cancer Cell. 2020 Aug 10;38(2):161-163. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.07.006. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Betacoronavirus / immunology
  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology
  • Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control*
  • Neoplasms / immunology
  • Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2