Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer in Brazil

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up visits of patients with thyroid cancer. However, the magnitude with which these restrictions affected the Brazilian health care is still unknown.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of thyroid cancer-related procedures performed in the Brazilian public health system from 2019 to 2021. Data were retrieved from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). The following procedures were evaluated: fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNABs), oncologic thyroidectomies, and radioiodine (RAI) therapies for thyroid cancer. The year of 2019 served as baseline control.

Results

Compared with 2019, FNABs, oncologic thyroidectomies, and RAI therapies performed in 2020 decreased

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature