An umbrella review of systematic reviews on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention and management, and patient needs

T Muka, JJX Li, SJ Farahani, JPA Ioannidis - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The COVID-19 pandemic led to relocation and reconstruction of health care resources and
systems, and to a decrease in healthcare utilization, and this may have affected the …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of surgery delays and survival in breast, lung and colon cancers: Implication for surgical triage during the COVID-19 pandemic

BA Johnson, AC Waddimba, GO Ogola… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Thousands of cancer surgeries were delayed during the peak of the COVID-19
pandemic. This study examines if surgical delays impact survival for breast, lung and colon …

Psychosocial impact of cancer care disruptions in women with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

EC Soriano, C Perndorfer, AK Otto, AL Fenech… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in cancer care, and
preliminary research suggests that these disruptions are associated with increased levels of …

Prioritization of head and neck cancer patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

SS Psycharis, S Salameh… - … -Head & Neck …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic placed considerable strain on the healthcare system,
leading to the re-allocation of resources and implementation of new practice guidelines. The …

[HTML][HTML] The Oncology Nursing Society rapid review and research priorities for cancer care in the context of COVID-19

N Zanville - Number 2/March 2021, 2021 - onf.ons.org
Objectives: To identify research priorities addressing COVID-19 that build on the 2019–2022
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Research Agenda, in alignment with ONS's mission to …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 pandemic: A new contributing factor to diagnostic and treatment delay in oral cancer patients

P Varela-Centelles, J Seoane, A Bilbao… - Oral …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the identification of the first cases of patients with a pneumonia of unknown origin last
December 2019 in Wuhan (China), the rapid transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has …

The impact of COVID-19 on breast surgery fellowships

AKU Friedrich, JA DiComo, M Golshan - Current breast cancer reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Across the world, medical training has been affected by the
COVID-19 virus and this has changed the way physicians are educated. What is less clear is …

Exploring the landscape of oral cancer care: real-world scenario

A Thaduri, R Ahuja, P Kaul, M Malhotra… - European Archives of Oto …, 2023 - Springer
We are thankful to Topkan et al. for their thoughtful and insightful letter [1] discussing our
study [2] on the longterm swallowing outcomes and quality-of-life measures of oral cancer …

Carbon ion radiotherapy acts as the optimal treatment strategy for unresectable liver cancer during the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis

Z Li, Q Li, X Wang, S Li, W Chen, X **, X Liu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly disrupted the normal
treatment of patients with liver cancer and increased their risk of death. The weight of …

Impact of COVID-19 on patients with metastatic breast cancer: REthink Access to Care and Treatment survey results

NM Iyengar, C Williams, M Rogan, L Campbel… - Future …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) may be vulnerable to changes in
healthcare management, safety standards and protocols that occurred during the COVID-19 …