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Introduction

  • Cancer patients might be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection.
  • With a higher incidence of acute complications, severe disease and higher mortality rates.
  • Identifying factors contributing to severe disease remains essential to avoid the risk of severe and often fatal COVID-19 exposure.
  • We report on the predisposing factors for severe COVID-19 and increased hospitalization burden in cancer patients at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) in Philadelphia.

Publication Date

9-22-2022

Keywords

medical oncology, COVID-19, smoking, cancer

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology

Comments

Presented at the 2022 Jefferson Postdoctoral Research Symposium (PRS).

Smoking and Other Determinants of COVID Severity Among Cancer Patients

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