1. High mortality among patients with cancer and COVID-19 infection: the experience of a Brazilian cancer center
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Barros, Lilian Arruda do Rêgo, Magalhães Filho, Marcos Aurélio Fonseca, Alves, Rafaela de Brito, Rebouças, Camilla Vieira de, Rodrigues, Cicilia Marques, Viu, Micaela Mazutti, Benedito, Vinicius de Lima, Yamada, Alayne Magalhães Trindade Domingues, del Giglio, Auro, and Cruz, Felipe José Silva Melo
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SARS-CoV-2 ,SARS-CoV-2, Infecções por coronavírus ,Neoplasms ,Mortalidade ,COVID-19 ,Coronavirus infections ,Fatal outcome ,Mortality ,Pandemics ,Neoplasias ,Pandemias ,Evolução fatal - Abstract
Objective To evaluate the severity of COVID-19 in cancer patients to describe clinical and epidemiological factors associated with poor outcomes (mortality and need of intensive care unit admission or mechanical ventilation). Methods Retrospective data from patients with cancer and laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19, obtained between March 16 and May 29, 2020, were retrieved out of a cancer center database. Data analyzed included patient history, age, sex, comorbidities, types of cancer and anticancer therapy. Results This sample comprised 105 patients aged 18-92 years, 80.9% of whom were females. Dyspnea was the most prevalent initial symptom (30.4%) among patients who died (p
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- 2021