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Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 1/2020

01-07-2020 | Breast Cancer | Letter to the Editor

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with breast cancer diagnosed with SARS-Cov-2 infection at an academic center in New York City

Authors: Kevin Kalinsky, Melissa K. Accordino, Kristina Hosi, Jessica E. Hawley, Meghna S. Trivedi, Katherine D. Crew, Dawn L. Hershman

Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Issue 1/2020

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Previous reports of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) showed higher severity of disease in cancer patients, including the intubation rate [1]. These series focused on those with symptoms from COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, with lung cancer being the most frequent malignancy [1, 2]. We report characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 + patients with breast cancer (BC) at an academic center in New York City. …
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Title
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with breast cancer diagnosed with SARS-Cov-2 infection at an academic center in New York City
Authors
Kevin Kalinsky
Melissa K. Accordino
Kristina Hosi
Jessica E. Hawley
Meghna S. Trivedi
Katherine D. Crew
Dawn L. Hershman
Publication date
01-07-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-020-05667-6

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