Covid-19 mortality in elderly with cancer
International Journal of Development Research
Covid-19 mortality in elderly with cancer
Received 17th December, 2020; Received in revised form 02nd January, 2021; Accepted 19th February, 2021; Published online 15th March, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Karine Demartini et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the world, presenting high rates of contamination, transmission and mortality. Elderly patients, especially oncologic may report more severe cases and worst prognostics within the infection context. The aim of the present study was to conduct a systematic review regarding the COVID-19 mortality rates in elderly with cancer diagnose. Methods: a systematic review was conducted in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, LILACS and SciELO; the primary descriptor “mortality” was crossed with the secondary descriptors “neoplasms”, "coronavirus infection” and “elderly”. The search did not restricted the studies by language, publishing period or access type. Results: initially 191 articles were found with 43 presenting potential relevance for full analysis. However, only 4 studies filled the eligibility criteria. Conclusion: the COVID-19 mortality rate in elderly with cancer was mildly higher and seems to be related to the tumor disease characteristics.
