Black Patients With Cancer May Be at Increased Risk for Hospitalization Related to COVID-19 Infection
A study of more than 500 patients with cancer infected with COVID-19 at a large cancer center in Boston found that Black patients with cancer and COVID-19 were twice as likely to be hospitalized due to complications related to the virus as compared to White patients. Black patients were also more likely to visit the emergency room. The findings will be presented by Pandya et al at the upcoming virtual 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium.
