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. 2020 Aug;1(8):784-788.
doi: 10.1038/s43018-020-0104-9. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Italian Veneto region: adverse outcomes in patients with cancer

Massimo Rugge  1   2 , Manuel Zorzi  3 , Stefano Guzzinati  3
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SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Italian Veneto region: adverse outcomes in patients with cancer

Massimo Rugge et al. Nat Cancer. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

In 84,246 consecutive Italians tested for SARS-CoV-2, we examined the prevalence of cancer and clinical outcomes of viral infection. Overall, 5.7% (4,789/84,246) had previously been diagnosed with cancer and, among the SARS-CoV-2-positive (CV2+ve) patients, 7.8% had a cancer diagnosis (723/9,275). Prevalence of cancer was not associated with risk of infection (odds ratio of 0.97; 95% confidence interval of 0.89-1.06). The proportion of CV2+ve people hospitalized was higher among patients with cancer (56.6 versus 34.4% among other people), and so was the proportion of deaths (14.7% versus 4.5%). The risk of adverse outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection was significantly higher for patients with cancer versus those without, particularly for males and older people.

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