PURPOSE There has been noteworthy concern about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on
health services including the management of cancer. In addition to being considered at …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to contain its spread, such as stay-
at-home orders and transportation shutdowns, have created new barriers to accessing …

Background The widespread nature of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been
unprecedented. We sought to analyze its global impact with a survey on colorectal cancer …

(1) Background: To limit the COVID-19 outbreak, the Italian government implemented social
restrictions that may have had psychological and cognitive repercussions on people with …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on national and regional health
systems. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the quality of care for patients with liver disease is …

Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large impact on health care systems, not
least the treatment of malignant diseases, including colorectal cancer. Objective To …

Background Cancer comprises a high burden on health systems. Performance indicators
monitoring cancer outcomes are routinely used in OECD countries. However, the …

(1) Background: The pandemic had a strong impact on healthcare for other diseases, the so-
called collateral damage. This situation heavily impacted the health care system, causing a …

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic led to an emergency scenario within all aspects of
health care, determining reduction in resources for the treatment of other diseases. A …

Background The rapid and global spread of COVID-19 posed a massive challenge to
healthcare systems, which came across the need to provide high-intensity assistance to …