Real-world data no the incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in patients with advanced thoracic cancer during the early phase of the pandemic in Japan
Abstract:The severity and asscociated mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are higher in patients with thoracic cancer than in healthy populations and those with other cancer types. Here, we investigated real-world data on the incidence of COVID-19 and false-negative cases using severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) testing in patients with thoracic cancer. We retrospectively reviewed patients with advanced thoracic c… Show more
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