Delayed care for patients with newly diagnosed cancer due to COVID-19 and estimated impact on cancer mortality in France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave on cancer patient management was measured within the nationwide network of the Unicancer comprehensive cancer centers in France.

Patients and methods

The number of patients diagnosed and treated within 17 of the 18 Unicancer centers was collected in 2020 and compared with that during the same periods between 2016 and 2019. Unicancer centers treat close to 20% of cancer patients in France yearly. The reduction in the number of patients attending the Unicancer centers was analyzed per regions and cancer types. The impact of delayed care on cancer-related deaths was calculated based on different hypotheses.

Results

A 6.8% decrease in patients managed within Unicancer in the first 7 months of 2020

SUBMITTER: Blay JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134718 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature