Delays in diagnosis and surgery of sarcoma patients during the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Social distancing and quarantine implanted during the COVID-19 outbreak could have delayed the accession of oncologic patients to hospitals and treatments. This study analysed the management of sarcoma patients during this period in five Spanish hospitals.

Design and methods

Clinical data from adult sarcoma patients, soft tissue and bone sarcomas, managed during the COVID-19 outbreak, from 15 March to 14 September 2020 (Covid cohort), were retrospectively collected and time for diagnosis, surgery and active treatments were compared with sarcoma patients managed during the same pre-pandemic period in 2018 (Control cohort).

Results

A total of 126 and 182 new sarcoma patients were enrolled in the Covid and Control cohorts, respectively, who were

SUBMITTER: Carrillo-Garcia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777772 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature