Vaccination in patients with cancer: Gaps in coverage, barriers, and the role of clinician recommendations - PubMed
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- Cancer patients need a tailored vaccination strategy.
- Study assesses vaccination status, disease incidence, and severity in vaccinated cancer patients.
- Identifies reasons for noncompliance with guideline-recommended vaccines and explores vaccine hesitancy.
- Cross-sectional survey conducted in Turkey with 506 participants (59% on active treatment).
- 90.5% of participants lacked an ongoing vaccination program at diagnosis.
- COVID-19 (86.2%) and influenza (22.0%) were the most received vaccines before treatment.
- Absence of medical recommendation was the most common reason for not being vaccinated.
- Higher education levels linked to increased vaccination rates for hepatitis B, influenza, PCV13, and PPSV23.
- No significant relationship found between disease stage and vaccination rates.
- Clinician engagement is pivotal in improving vaccine uptake among cancer patients.