[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening and diagnosis

T Li, B Nickel, P Ngo, K McFadden, M Brennan… - The Breast, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Breast cancer care has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This
systematic review aims to describe the observed pandemic-related changes in clinical and …

Changes in the quality of cancer care as assessed through performance indicators during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a scoping review

AS Carvalho, Ó Brito Fernandes, M de Lange… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cancer comprises a high burden on health systems. Performance indicators
monitoring cancer outcomes are routinely used in OECD countries. However, the …

Breast and lung cancer screening among medicare enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Doan, S Li, JS Goodwin - JAMA network open, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Several studies reported sharp decreases in screening mammography for breast
cancer and low-dose computed tomographic screening for lung cancer in the early months …

Primary care and cancer: an analysis of the impact and inequalities of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient pathways

T Watt, R Sullivan, A Aggarwal - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We explore the routes to cancer diagnosis to further undertanding of the
inequality in the reduction in detection of new cancers since the start of the pandemic. We …

Drop in cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark: assessment of impact during 2020

CW Skovlund, S Friis, J Christensen, MC Nilbert… - Acta …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Several countries have reported a decline in cancer diagnoses during the
COVID-19 pandemic [Citation 1–7]. The European Cancer Organisation estimated that …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the UK COVID-19 lockdown on the screening, diagnostics and incidence of breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer in the UK: a population …

NL Barclay, M Pineda Moncusí, AM Jödicke… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic had collateral effects on many health systems. Cancer
screening and diagnostic tests were postponed, resulting in delays in diagnosis and …

Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on melanoma diagnosis in Switzerland: increased tumor thickness in elderly females and shift towards stage IV melanoma during …

L Kostner, SE Cerminara, GSP Pamplona, JT Maul… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Concerns about potential diagnostic delays due to pandemic-related
disruptions were expressed early during the COVID-19 outbreak. In the present study, we …

The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cancer diagnosis based on pathology notifications: A comparison across the Nordic countries during 2020

ALV Johansson, S Larønningen… - … journal of cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The severity of the COVID‐19 pandemic and subsequent mitigation strategies have varied
across the Nordic countries. In a joint Nordic population‐based effort, we compared patterns …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer diagnosis in Catalonia (Spain) after two years of COVID-19 pandemic: an incomplete recovery

J Ribes, L Pareja, X Sanz, S Mosteiro, JM Escribà… - ESMO open, 2022 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to estimate potential undetected cancers over the first 2 years
of the COVID-19 pandemic in Catalonia. Methods Cancer incidence was compared between …

Changes in cancer diagnoses and stage distribution during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: a cross-sectional nationwide assessment

X Han, NN Yang, L Nogueira, C Jiang… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The emergence of COVID-19 disrupted health care, with consequences for
cancer diagnoses and outcomes, especially for early stage diagnoses, which generally have …