Open AccessThe impact of the covid 19 pandemic on cancer diagnosis in a pathology service in southern Brazil
Author(s) -
Julia Cristhina Monteiro Klock,
Giuliano Santos Borges,
Daniel Cury Ogata,
Clóvis Klock
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
núcleo do conhecimento
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2448-0959
DOI - 10.32749/nucleodoconhecimento.com.br/health/pathology-service
Subject(s) - pandemic , medical diagnosis , medicine , cancer , pathological , service (business) , covid-19 , family medicine , general surgery , pathology , disease , economy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on people's lives. One of these impacts can be verified in the diagnosis of other diseases, especially cancer. Problem: What was the impact on the diagnosis of new cases of cancer in the region covered by a pathology service in southern Brazil during the pandemic? General objective: To evaluate whether there was a decrease in the number of cancer diagnoses in a pathology service in southern Brazil during the pandemic. Methodology: We analyzed the case reports carried out in the Laboratories of the Infolaudo Group, during the initial months of the pandemic (April and May 2020) and compared with the same months of 2019, in order to measure the impact of the pandemic on the diagnosis of cancer in a Pathology Service in southern Brazil. Results: Comparing the periods of April and May 2019 with the same period in 2020, a 34.2% decrease in pathological procedures was noticed. Some types of cancer, such as colon, esophagus, breast and prostate, had a significant decrease in diagnoses, being 19.7%, 45%, 18.2% and 37.7%, respectively. Conclusion: With the closure of many clinics and clinics in the early stages of the pandemic, there was a decrease in cancer diagnoses in the laboratories surveyed.