Study of the Veterans Affairs Health Care System highlights the impact of COVID-19 on cancer diagnoses in the USA
Ce dossier présente un ensemble d'articles concernant la prise en charge des cancers durant la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19
As health-care professionals and researchers worldwide continue to warn of the complications of COVID-19 on cancer, a new US-based study has now further highlighted the link between the pandemic and worsening cancer care. The time-frame study published on Dec 6, 2021, included the pre-pandemic phase and the primary surge of COVID-19 infections. The USA was hit hard by the pandemic: thousands of hospitals, medical institutions, and health-care services came to a halt in March, 2020, and organisations had to direct all their resources to care for patients with COVID-19. The consequences of this abrupt change in health-care priorities are reflected in the data collected: the study team found strong signals of cancer services being impacted by the pandemic. (...)
The Lancet Oncology , commentaire en libre accès, 2020