Severe SARS‐CoV‐2 infection as a marker of undiagnosed cancer: a population‐based study

by admin | May 30, 2023 | Cancer, Scientific reports, Virology, Pathophysiology

By Adeline Dugerdil et al.

Source Nature

Since the first case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China in December 2019, the World Health Organization has recorded more than 580 million infections and more than 6.4 million deaths worldwide by the end of August 2022.

As highlighted in a French study based on 66 million people, risk factors such as older age, male sex and numerous chronic conditions (including active cancers) are associated with a higher risk of hospitalization and death from SARS-CoV-2 infection.