Times to Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Before and During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced the demand for, and supply of, head and neck cancer services. This study compares the times to diagnosis, staging, and treatment of head and neck cancers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Tertiary academic medical center in New York City (NYC).

Methods

The times to diagnosis, staging, and treatment of head and neck cancer for patients presenting to the clinics of 4 head and neck oncology surgeons with newly diagnosed head and neck cancers were compared between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods.

Results

Sixty-eight patients in the pre-COVID-19 period and 26 patients in the COVID-19 period presented with newly diagnosed head and ne

SUBMITTER: Yao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637711 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature