The Impact of COVID-19 on Lung Cancer Incidence in England: Analysis of the National Lung Cancer Audit 2019 and 2020 Rapid Cancer Registration Datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption to health-care services and delivery worldwide. The impact of the pandemic and associated national lockdowns on lung cancer incidence in England have yet to be assessed.

Research question

What was the impact of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence and presentation of lung cancer in England?

Study design and methods

In this retrospective observational study, incidence rates for lung cancer were calculated from The National Lung Cancer Audit Rapid Cancer Registration Datasets for 2019 and 2020, using midyear population estimates from the Office of National Statistics as the denominators. Rates were compared using Poisson regression according to time points related to national lockdown

SUBMITTER: Gysling S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9833851 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature