Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of patients with skin cancer: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed aspects of patient care in the many scheduled medical activities, restricted access to healthcare facilities, and affected the diagnosis and organisation of patients with other health problems, specifically skin cancer. Skin cancer, the uninhibited progress of atypical skin cells, happens with unrepaired DNA genetic faults that lead them to multiply and create malignant tumours. Currently, dermatologists perform skin cancer diagnosis based on their specialised experience using the results of pathological tests from the skin biopsy. Sometimes, some specialists advise sonography imaging to check the skin tissue as a non-invasive method. The outbreak has led to postponements in the treatment and diagnosis of patients with skin cancer, inc

SUBMITTER: Mostafavi Zadeh SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature