Pre-existing health conditions and severe COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review approach and meta-analysis of global evidence

M Treskova-Schwarzbach, L Haas, S Reda, A Pilic… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background This study applies an umbrella review approach to summarise the global
evidence on the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with pre-existing health …

Short and long-term impact of COVID-19 infection on previous respiratory diseases

E Chiner-Vives, R Cordovilla-Perez… - Archivos de …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Till now, it affected 452.4 million (Spain, 11.18 million) …

Difference in SARS-CoV-2 antibody status between patients with cancer and health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

S Yazaki, T Yoshida, Y Kojima, S Yagishita… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Patients with cancer and health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk of SARS-
CoV-2 infection. Assessing the antibody status of patients with cancer and HCWs can help …

Impact of cancer diagnoses on the outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Han, Q Zhuang, J Chiang, SH Tan, GWY Chua… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background The COVID-19 has caused significant mortality and morbidity across the globe.
Patients with cancer are especially vulnerable given their immunocompromised state. We …

Cancer and the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 diagnosis, hospitalisation and death: a population‐based multistate cohort study including 4 618 377 adults in …

E Roel, A Pistillo, M Recalde… - … Journal of Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between cancer and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection and
severity remains poorly understood. We conducted a population‐based cohort study …

Risk factors for heightened COVID‐19‐Related anxiety among breast cancer patients

YB Shah, S Kjelstrom, D Martinez… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has disrupted medical care, increased isolation, and
exacerbated anxiety in breast cancer patients. Since March 2020, Breastcancer. org …

Mortality of COVID-19 in patients with hematological malignancies versus solid tumors: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

N Hardy, CTR Vegivinti, M Mehta, J Thurnham… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Cancer patients are more vulnerable to COVID-19 compared to the general population, but it
remains unclear which types of cancer have the highest risk of COVID-19-related mortality …

Impact of immune checkpoint inhibitors on COVID-19 severity in patients with cancer

R Tan, C Yun, A Seetasith, D Sheinson, R Walls… - The …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Amid continued uncertainty about the management of cancer patients during
the pandemic, this study sought to obtain real-world data on the use of immune checkpoint …

Updated COVID‐19 clearance time among patients with cancer in the Delta and Omicron waves

ZM Avigan, R Paredes, LS Boussi, BD Lam… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background COVID‐19 infection delays therapy and in‐person evaluation for oncology
patients, but clinic clearance criteria are not clearly defined. Methods We conducted a …

Modifiable contributing factors to COVID-19: A comprehensive review

RN Kostoff, MB Briggs, D Kanduc, S Dewanjee… - Food and Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The devastating complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) result from an
individual's dysfunctional immune response following the initial severe acute respiratory …