Risk of TB disease in individuals with cancer
Risk of TB varies over time and by cancer type. Screening and treatment should be considered for potentially preventable TB (diagnosed more than 6 months post-cancer), particularly in those with respiratory, haematologic, and head and neck cancers.
Authors
- Kevin Schwartzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3354-1159)
- Chris Greenaway
- Laurent Azoulay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-3556)
- Sepehr N. Tabrizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5556-4175)
- Paul Rivest
- T. Diefenbach-Elstob
- Andrea Benedetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8314-9497)
Institutions
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJTLD OPEN
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0440
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé