Impact of Cancer History on Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

Background Early reports suggested increased mortality from COVID-19 in patients with cancer but lacked rigorous comparisons to patients without cancer. We investigated whether a current cancer diagnosis or cancer history is an independent risk factor for death in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Patients and Methods We identified patients with a history of cancer admitted to two large hospitals between March 13, 2020, and May 10, 2020, with...