Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on cancer declarations in Quebec, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 affected healthcare worldwide, limited access to healthcare, and delayed cancer screening and diagnosis. In this study, the effect of the first year of COVID-19 was determined on cancer diagnoses in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Methods

Data were collected from the 13 Quebec Cancer Registry health institutions. Newly diagnosed cancer declarations in the first year of the COVID-19 (April 2020-March 2021) were compared with the reference periods (averages of 3 previous years). The main focus was on four leading cancers: lung, prostate, colorectal, and breast cancers. Generalized regression models with a poisson approximation and interrupted time series (ITS) analysis were used. Underestimated cases were presented in terms of relative risk (RR) and 95% con

SUBMITTER: Ramanakumar AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10028061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature