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A Study on COVID-19 Infection Effected on Cancer Patients

European Journal of Clinical Oncology

ISSN - 2732-2654

Commentary - (2021) Volume 3, Issue 3

A Study on COVID-19 Infection Effected on Cancer Patients

Dhruv Patel*
 
*Correspondence: Dr. Dhruv Patel, Senior Resident, Department of Surgical Oncology, SAIMS and PGI University, Indore, India, Tel: 07567016426, Email:

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About the Study

Emerging knowledge counsel variability in status and outcome to coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Distinguishing risk factors related to infection and outcomes in cancer patients is critical to develop aid recommendations. Methods we analyzed electronic health records of the United States of America Veterans Affairs aid System and assessed the prevalence of COVID-19 infection in cancer patients. we tend to evaluated the proportion of cancer patients tested for COVID-19 UN agency were positive, still as outcome owing to COVID-19, and stratified by clinical characteristics together with demographics, comorbidities, cancer treatment, and cancer kind [1].

All applied math tests area unit 2-sided. The coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) infection, initial reportable in China in Gregorian calendar month 2019 has currently unfold worldwide moving all demographics and regions. The rising knowledge counsel variability in status to the infection and ultimately outcome. Variety of patient-related factors, socioeconomic conditions, racial and ethnic variations, and a number of other comorbidities together with fat, diabetes, and vas diseases are related to higher status and/or risk of mortality. The comparatively higher transmission rate and associated larger risk of adverse outcome have highlighted the necessity to grasp the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 prevalence, and also the risk factors related to poor outcome and death, to ascertain the most effective doable public health policies [2].

Cancer patient’s area unit thought of to be at higher risk of infection. Outcome of cancer patients infected by COVID-19 was characterized by higher rates of mortality. Though the frequency of COVID-19 quality was lower in patients receiving cancer-related medical care inside of the COVID-19 infection, the general mortality wasn't statistically considerably totally different as compared with any treatment or treatment before the 6-months teams. These mortality rates area unit above the mortality rates reportable within the international population and make sure higher vulnerability of cancer patients to COVID-19 infection. Therapies together with standard therapy, targeted therapies with little molecules, or organism antibodies were related to higher mortality rates during this study. ICI treatment was related to a lower rate of infection; but, solely a tiny low variety of patient’s area unit during this cluster suggesting each caution in decoding this knowledge and additionally a desire for more targeted investigation in patients receiving ICI medical care and with COVID-19 quality [3].

The lower fatality rate in patients receiving this treatment confirms the recent report concerning the impact of this medical care on COVID-19 outcome. Higher rates of mortality were discovered in aged patients, patients with higher Carlson score, lean patients, and patients with comorbidities, primarily vas and urinary organ illness. In order to review the particularities of COVID-19 in adult patients with cancer, an in depth electronic search of the literature was conducted within the PubMed info till the fifth of April 2020. The subsequent keywords with mathematician operators were used ‘COVID-19’, 'novel coronavirus’ and ‘SARS-CoV-2' together with ‘cancer’, 'neoplasm’, 'oncology’ and ‘malignancy’. A complete of 223 articles were extracted the general COVID-19–attributable mortality in cancer patients is laid low with age, comorbidity, and specific cancer types but race or recent treatment together with therapy don't impact outcome.

References

  1. Bogani, G., et al. “Cancer patients affected by COVID-19: Experience from Milan, Lombardy.” Gynecol Oncol. 158.2(2020):262-265.
  2. Lou, E., et al. “Perspectives of cancer patients and their health during the COVID-19 pandemic.” PLoS One. 15.10(2020):0241741.
  3. Gregucci, F., et al. “Cancer patients in covid-19 era: swimming against the tide.” Radiat Oncol J. 149.1(2020):109-110.

Author Info

Dhruv Patel*
 
Department of Surgical Oncology, SAIMS and PGI University, Indore, India
 

Citation: Patel D. A Study on COVID-19 Infection Effected on Cancer Patients, Eur J Clin Oncol, 2021, 3(3), 001.

Received: 28-Jul-2021 Published: 18-Aug-2021

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