Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of COVID-19 in 60 Adult Cancer Patients

Autor: Mozaffar Aznab, Narges Eskandari Roozbahani, Homa Moazen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology
Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology, Vol 16 (2022)
ISSN: 1179-5549
Popis: Background: During the pandemic of COVID-19, cancer patients have been considered as one high-risk group in the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19. This study aimed to describe the clinical symptoms and risk factors of COVID-19 in cancer patients. Method: In a prospective cross-sectional study, during a year, all cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy and/or targeted therapy in our clinic (Kermanshah, Iran) were followed up in terms of getting COVID-19. We analyzed the effect of tumor features and demographic information on clinical manifestations, survival status, therapeutic outcomes, and severity of the disease COVID-19 in 2 categories of cancer (hematologic and solid cancers). Results: Most of the patients (68%) were in the solid tumor category, including breast cancer (24.4%), colon cancer (22%), and gastric cancer (9.8%). There was a statistically significant difference between 2 categories of cancer in the clinical manifestations: the stage of cancer and survival status ( P Conclusions: Thrombocytopenia, anemia, and diarrhea are symptoms that, along with common symptoms such as lung involvement, difficulty breathing, and the need for a ventilator, increase the risk of death in cancer patients with COVID-19.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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