Colorectal cancer in patients with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) are more likely to develop severe course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and experience increased risk of mortality compared to SARS-CoV-2 patients without CRC. Objectives To estimate the prevalence o...

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Main Authors: Saad Alhumaid, Abbas Al Mutair, Jawad S. Busubaih, Nourah Al Dossary, Murtadha Alsuliman, Sarah A. Baltyour, Ibrahim Alissa, Hassan I. Al Hassar, Noor A. Al Aithan, Hani A. Albassri, Suliman A. AlOmran, Raed M. ALGhazal, Ahmed Busbaih, Nasser A. Alsalem, Waseem Alagnam, Mohammed Y. Alyousef, Abdulaziz U. Alseffay, Hussain A. Al Aish, Ali Aldiaram, Hisham A. Al eissa, Murtadha A. Alhumaid, Ali N. Bukhamseen, Koblan M. Al mutared, Abdullah H. Aljwisim, Abdullah M. Twibah, Meteab M. AlSaeed, Hussien A. Alkhalaf, Fatemah M. ALShakhs, Thoyaja Koritala, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Kuldeep Dhama, Ali A. Rabaan, Awad Al-Omari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13027-022-00459-7