Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency hospital cancer admissions in a UK region
Abstract Background The pandemic disrupted society and health services through lockdowns and resource reallocation to care for COVID-19 patients. Reductions in numbers of cancer patients having surgery, being diagnosed pathologically or via 2-week wait, and screening programs pauses have been descri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09932-3 |