The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality among oncological patients: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, COVID-19 was not the only threat to the health of patients with tumors. The response policy and the collapse of the health system also posed serious threats to patients with tumors. Our study aimed to quantify the changes in all-cause mortality among oncological patients in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

First, we extracted information about all oncological patients who died between 2018 and 2021 from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 22 registries database. Descriptive analysis was performed to analyze the distribution of deaths attributed to COVID-19 among oncological patients in 2020 and 2021. Second, we obtained the age-adjusted all-cause mortality rates for

SUBMITTER: Liu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535003 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature