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ArticleCancer medicine2023

Quantifying mortality burden in patients with cancer due to COVID-19 in the US: A national cross-sectional analysis.

Bhaghyasree Jambunathan, Jacob Lang, Malik Mays, Obi Ekwenna

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bhaghyasree JambunathanThe University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0861-2656
Jacob LangThe University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0956-3021
Malik MaysThe University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Obi EkwennaDepartment of Urology and Transplantation, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
University of Toledo · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThere is limited information on the impact of certain social factors on mortality outcomes in patients with cancer and COVID-19 on a national scale. This study aims to characterize excess mortality and analyze a subset of sociodemographic trends in COVID-19 and cancer mortality.

methodsPatients with cancer listed on their death certificates from 2018 to 2021 and patients with COVID-19 and cancer listed on multiple cause of death certificates from the CDC Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database from March 2020 to December 2021 were included. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) per 1,000,000 population were compared across race/ethnicity groups, sex, and census regions. Crude mortality rates were compared across different age groups and regions based on urbanization status.

resultsAverage AAMR in patients with COVID-19 and cancer was 41.7 in 2020 and 56.7 in 2021.

conclusionsMortality rates in patients with cancer and COVID-19 were significantly higher in certain populations. Targeted interventions are necessary to improve outcomes.

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COVID-19NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityHumansRacial GroupsUnited Statescancer risk factorsepidemiology and preventionmedical oncology

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