Cancer diagnostic delay in the COVID-19 era: what happens next?
Ce dossier présente un ensemble d'articles concernant la prise en charge des cancers durant la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19
Unquestionably, cancer should be diagnosed and treated without delay. Timely diagnosis might allow the cancer to be identified at a treatable stage and prevent complications. This thinking has underpinned the design of UK health-care delivery for decades, with initiatives at many stages of the patient's cancer journey. The aspiration in England, is for 75% of cancers to be diagnosed at stage I or II (thus potentially curable) by 2028, up from approximately 53% in 2018.
The Lancet Oncology , commentaire, 2019