COVID-19 cohort on children with cancer: delay in treatment and increased frequency of deaths

• Main Authors: Ana Luiza Magalhães de Andrade Lima (Author), Maria do Céu Diniz Borborema (Author), Ana Paula Rodrigues Matos (Author), Kaline Maria Maciel de Oliveira (Author), Maria Júlia Gonçalves Mello (Author), Mecneide Mendes Lins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to describe epidemiological characteristics and deaths in children with cancer and COVID-19 at a reference hospital in Recife, Brazil. Methods: cohort involving children under the age of 19 underwent cancer treatment during April to July 2020. During the pandemic, real-time reve...