Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency hospital cancer admissions in a UK region

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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Main Authors: Helen Mitchell, Ben S. Alford, Simon O’Hare, Eamon O’Callaghan, Colin Fox, Anna T. Gavin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Emergency admissions
cancer
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09932-3

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