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 …

Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic

A Piras, V Venuti, A D'Aviero, D Cusumano… - Clinical and translational …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Following the Covid-19 pandemic spread, changes in clinical practice
were necessary to limit the pandemic diffusion. Also, oncological practice has undergone …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hypofractionated radiotherapy use for breast cancer in Japan: a nationwide study

M Fujita, K Nagashima, T Uno, H Hashimoto… - Advances in Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose: Hypofractionated radiotherapy was recommended for several cancer sites to
reduce outpatient visits during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This study aimed to …

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted clinical care and research in Neuro-Oncology?

A Airth, JR Whittle, J Dimou - Journal of clinical neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the continued delivery of healthcare globally. Due
to disease risk, clinicians were forced to re-evaluate the safety and priorities of pre …

Navigating radiation therapy during COVID-19 using YouTube as a source of information

ZHJ Li, I Kim, M Giuliani, PA Ingledew - Journal of Cancer Education, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic brought considerable change to the practice of radiotherapy. In the
meantime, patients are increasingly turning to online resources for health information, with …

[HTML][HTML] Management of Breast Cancer during COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends of the Intervals to Radiotherapy in a Single Center Cohort

J Di Muzio, V Chiofalo, C Grossi, F Olivero… - Clinical and …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Background: COVID-19 pandemic led to a drastical rearrangement within healthcare staff
and facilities. Due to its high incidence, management of breast cancer (BC) was particularly …

[HTML][HTML] COVID‐19 and cancer: A deadly pairing

U Tirelli, S Chirumbolo - International Journal of Cancer, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dear Editor, We read with interest the recently published article in the International Journal
of Cancer by Marais et al. 1 The severe and acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2019 …