Lower cancer incidence three years after COVID-19 infection in a large veteran population
Patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the first wave of the pandemic had a decreased risk of cancer incidence in a 3-year follow-up across gender and race. Further multicenter prospective cohort studies are needed to evaluate the mechanism of this interaction.
Authors
- Dominique M. Tosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9626-3950)
- Fei Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1475-5028)
- Natasha Melo Resendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2867-7227)
- Iriana S. Hammel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-8454)
- Jerry Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1202-7732)
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
- Miami VA Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318131
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
- NIH Clinical Center