Open AccessThe impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Northern Portugal
Author(s) -
Samantha Morais,
Luís Antunes,
Jéssica Rodrigues,
Filipa Fontes,
Maria José Bento,
Nuno Lunet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1473-5709
pISSN - 0959-8278
DOI - 10.1097/cej.0000000000000686
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , pandemic , disease , lung cancer , cervical cancer , pancreatic cancer , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the availability of healthcare resources, and adjustments to cancer care have been necessary considering the risk of morbidity by COVID-19 and of cancer progression. This study aims to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care of patients with cancer by comparing a period of 4 months after the outbreak began (2 March 2020) with an equal period from 2019.