Identification of Deaths Caused by Cancer and COVID-19 in the US During March to December 2020

Xuesong Han; Xin Hu; Jingxuan Zhao; Ahmedin Jemal; K Robin Yabroff

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.4315

Identification of Deaths Caused by Cancer and COVID-19 in the US During March to December 2020

JAMA Oncol. 2022 Nov 1;8(11):1696-1698. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.4315.

Authors

Xuesong Han¹, Xin Hu², Jingxuan Zhao¹, Ahmedin Jemal¹, K Robin Yabroff¹

Affiliations

¹ Surveillance & Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study uses 2020 mortality data in the US to analyze deaths caused by cancer and COVID-19 in terms of demographic characteristics, cancer site, and place of death.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cause of Death
Humans
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2