Epidemiological profile of cancer patients with Covid-19 in Alagoas

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Dandara Dinna Cavalcante da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Melo, Eugênia Carla de Agostinho de, Luna, Letícia Nawany Tavares de, Oliveira, Letícia Marianny Freitas de, Bádue, Gabriel Soares, Almeida , Alda Graciele Claudio dos Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/24691
• topic: Oncologia; Covid-19; Perfil de saúde.; Oncología Médica; Covid-19; Perfil de salud.; Medical Oncology; Covid-19; Health profile.

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological profile of cancer patients affected by Covid-19 in Alagoas. Methodology: This is an observational, descriptive research with a quantitative approach, carried out from secondary data extracted from the “Covid-19 Panel in Alagoas”, from confirmed cases of Covid-19 notified in the period from 03/08/2020 (first case in Alagoas) to 02/08/2021. Results: Alagoas has 80 cancer patients confirmed with Covid-19, of these patients the predominance is male (53%), where 43 patients (53.75%) have comorbidities, including systemic arterial hypertension (46,25 %) and diabetes (21.25%). The place of residence of these patients was predominantly the 1st health macro-region, which concentrates the capital Maceió, and of these, all patients died as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Conclusion: According to the analysis of epidemiological data from Covid-19 in Alagoas, regarding cancer patients, it was pointed out that regardless of gender, the presence of comorbidities and health conditions, in addition to the diagnosis of cancer, it did not affect clinical outcomes, considering that all died.