Factors Associated With Cancer Treatment Delay Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19

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Authors

Samyukta Mullangi · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Emeline Aviki · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Yuan Chen · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mark E. Robson · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Dawn L. Hershman · Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Abstract

Our findings suggest that individual patient factors, social determinants of health, and COVID-19 severity and diagnosis date were associated with exacerbated health disparities during the pandemic in regards to cancer treatment delay.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Healthcare cost, quality, practices Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 5, Issue 7, pp. e2224296-e2224296

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24296

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