Assessment of Changes in Cancer Treatment During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

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Authors

Letícia Nogueira · American Cancer Society

Elizabeth J. Schafer · American Cancer Society

Qinjin Fan · American Cancer Society

Nikita Sandeep Wagle · American Cancer Society

Jingxuan Zhao · American Cancer Society

Kewei Sylvia Shi · American Cancer Society

Xuesong Han ·

Abstract

In this large national cohort study, a significant deficit was noted in the number of cancer treatments provided in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data indicated that this deficit in the number of cancer treatments provided was associated with decreases in the number of cancer diagnoses, not changes in treatment strategies.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Oncology

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 109-109

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.4513

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