Smoking and Other Determinants of COVID Severity Among Cancer Patients

Authors

Sameh Gomaa, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Lindsay Wilde, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Tara Rakiewicz, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kuang-Yi Wen, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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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).

Recommended Citation

Gomaa, Sameh; Wilde, MD, Lindsay; Rakiewicz, Tara; and Wen, Kuang-Yi, "Smoking and Other Determinants of COVID Severity Among Cancer Patients" (2022). Department of Medical Oncology Posters. 15.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medoncposters/15