Cancer and risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalization, and death
Dr. Talita Duarte-Salles
The relationship between cancer and COVID-19 infection and severity is poorly understood. A population-based cohort study including 4,618,377 adults in Catalonia (Spain) found that cancer patients compared to the general population had increased risks of COVID-19 diagnosis (aHR 1.08; 95% CI 1.05-1.11), COVID-19 hospitalization (1.33; 1.24-1.43), and death following COVID-19 hospitalization (1.12; 1.01-1.25). These associations were stronger for patients with recently diagnosed cancer, aged young than 70 years, and with hematological cancers.
