Incident Cancer Detection During Multiple Waves of COVID-19: The Tsunami After the Earthquake
Ce dossier présente un ensemble d'articles concernant la prise en charge des cancers durant la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19
As of August 29, 2022, COVID-19 has infected more than 601 million people worldwide, with the death toll exceeding 6.4 million. However, some of the devastating consequences of COVID-19 are only now emerging. Non–COVID-19 care, including cancer care, has been disrupted. Notably, cancer detection has declined dramatically.1 Cancer types that depend heavily on routine screening for early detection were most impacted, because screening programs were suspended for months.2 Delayed cancer diagnosis leads to delayed treatment, wherein even a 4-week delay can negatively impact survival (...)