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Miyamori D, Kamitani T, Yoshida S, Kikuchi Y, Shigenobu Y, Ikeda K, Yamamoto Y, Ito M. Effects of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on mortality in patients with lung cancer: A multiple mediation analysis in Japan. Int J Cancer 2024; 155:1422-1431. [PMID: 38794791 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial effect on healthcare systems worldwide, including the care of patients with lung cancer. The impact of healthcare disruptions and behavioral changes on lung cancer mortality is unclear. Patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer during the pandemic period 2020-2021 were compared with those diagnosed in the pre-pandemic 2018-2019. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality within 1 year. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were conducted to estimate the changes in mortality between pandemic and pre-pandemic. Multiple mediation analyses were performed to determine the factors that accounted for the changes in mortality. In total, 5785 patients with lung cancer were included in this study. The overall mortality rate was significantly higher during the pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic (crude hazard ratio [HR]: 1.19, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05, 1.29). Mediation analyses showed that not receiving tumor-directed treatment, diagnosis at an older age, and decreased diagnosis through cancer screening significantly accounted for 17.5% (95%CI: 4.2, 30.7), 13.9% (95%CI: 0.8, 27.0), and 12.4% (95%CI: 3.0, 21.8) of the increased mortality, respectively. This study revealed a significant increase in mortality risk in patients with lung cancer who have not received tumor-directed treatment or cancer screening, despite potential selection bias for follow-up status. Efforts should be focused on ensuring timely access to healthcare services, optimizing treatment delivery, and addressing the unique challenges faced by patients with lung cancer during the pandemic to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on lung cancer outcomes and provide clinical care to vulnerable populations.
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- Daisuke Miyamori
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Section of Education for Clinical Research, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, School of Public Health in the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Barclay NL, Burkard T, Burn E, Delmestri A, Miquel Dominguez A, Golozar A, Guarner-Argente C, Avilés-Jurado FX, Man WY, Roselló Serrano À, Rosen AW, Tan EH, Tietzova I, Prieto Alhambra D, Newby D. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence and Short-Term Survival for Common Solid Tumours in the United Kingdom: A Cohort Analysis. Clin Epidemiol 2024; 16:417-429. [PMID: 38882578 PMCID: PMC11179647 DOI: 10.2147/clep.s463160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected healthcare systems and patients. There is a need to comprehend the collateral effects of the pandemic on non-communicable diseases. We examined the impact of the pandemic on short-term survival for common solid tumours, including breast, colorectal, head and neck, liver, lung, oesophageal, pancreatic, prostate, and stomach cancer in the UK. Methods This was a population-based cohort study of electronic health records from the UK primary care Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database. In sum, 12,259,744 eligible patients aged ≥18 years with ≥1 year's history identified from January 2000 to December 2022 were included. We estimated age-standardised incidence and short-term (one- and two-year) survival for several common cancers from 2000 to 2019 (in five-year strata) and compared these to 2020-2022 using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results Incidence decreased for most cancers in 2020 and recovered to different extents in 2021-2022. Short-term survival improved for most cancers between 2000 and 2019, but then declined, albeit minimally, for those diagnosed in 2020-2022. This was most pronounced for colorectal cancer, with one-year survival falling from 78.8% (95% CI 78%-79.6%) in 2015-2019 to 77% (95% CI 75.6-78.3%) for those diagnosed in 2020-2022. Conclusion Short-term survival for many cancers was impacted, albeit minimally, by the pandemic in the UK, with reductions in survivorship from colorectal cancer equivalent to returning to the mortality seen in the first decade of the 2000s. While data on longer-term survival are needed to fully comprehend the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care, our findings illustrate the need for an urgent and substantial commitment from the UK National Health Service to address the existing backlog in cancer screening and diagnostic procedures to improve cancer care and mortality.
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- Nicola L Barclay
- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sant Quintí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- First Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Department of Medical Informatics, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Miller CA, Guidry JPD, Kenning KL, Bohl JL, Fuemmeler BF, Rivet EB. Barriers and Facilitators of Colorectal Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am Surg 2024; 90:1217-1223. [PMID: 38215211 DOI: 10.1177/00031348241227216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 introduced new barriers to health care including cancer screenings. This study evaluated the role of pandemic- and copay-related barriers to colonoscopy and the extent to which home-based testing methods were utilized. METHODS A cross-sectional survey assessed colorectal cancer (CRC) attitudes and screening early in the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS Respondents (342; 50.37% female) were 62.32 (SD = 6.87) years old. Roughly half were White/Caucasian (329; 48.45%); 29.75% were Black/African American (202); and 21.80% were another race (148). Roughly two-thirds were up-to-date with CRC screening (459; 67.59%). In an adjusted model, those with a higher agreement that concerns about COVID-19 delayed scheduling their colonoscopy (OR = .79; 95% CI: .08, .63; P = .045) and concerns about copays delayed scheduling their colonoscopy (OR = .73; 95% CI: .73, .57; P = .02) were less likely to be up-to-date on screening. In another adjusted model, those screened during the pandemic were significantly more likely to be screened via an at-home test (OR = 10.93; 95% CI: 5.95, 20.27; P < .001). DISCUSSION During the COVID-19 pandemic, screening copay-related concerns persisted and were significantly higher among those not up-to-date with CRC screening. Increased at-home testing and addressing copay barriers may increase CRC screening adherence now and in future infectious disease outbreaks.
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- Carrie A Miller
- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Robertson School of Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Viana Veloso GG, Amaral FD, Nogueira-Rodrigues A. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic among patients with lung and head and neck cancer assisted in a public cancer center in Brazil. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:539. [PMID: 38679710 PMCID: PMC11057144 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-12255-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is no updated national data regarding the real impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delaying diagnosis and treatment among patients with lung, and head, and neck cancers in Brazil. This study aimed to analyze the COVID-19 pandemic impact on cancer diagnosis and clinical outcomes among lung, head, and neck cancer patients assisted in a tertiary cancer center in Southeastern Brazil, as well as to analyze these patients' pretreatment clinical features. METHODS Retrospective cohort of patients with lung or head and neck cancer assisted in a tertiary cancer center in southeastern Brazil between January/2019 and December/2021. To assess statistical differences among groups [i.e., cohort 2019 versus (vs.) 2020 and 2019 vs. 2021] chi-square test was used with a 5% significance level and 90% power for sample size calculation. Differences among baseline clinical features and sociodemographic characteristics were evaluated either by T-test for two samples or Fisher's or Pearson's chi-square test (for quantitative or qualitative variables). All utilized tests had a 5% significance level. RESULTS Six hundred fifty-two patients were included, 332 with lung and 320 with head and neck cancer; it was observed a significant decrease in oncologic treatment recommendations and increase in palliative care recommendation for patients with lung cancer, despite similar stages at diagnosis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more pain symptoms were reported at the first Oncology assessment for patients with head and neck cancer (p < 0.05). Compared to 2019, head and neck cancer patients diagnosed in 2021 presented a worse initial performance status (p = 0.008). There was a statistically significant increase in survival for patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer in 2021 when compared to 2019 (p = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS This research highlights low survival rates for patients with lung and head and neck cancer in Brazil, even before the pandemic started, as consequence of advanced diseases at diagnosis at the public health system and clinical degrading features. Additionally, there was an increase incidence in both lung cancer and head and neck cancer despite no differences in clinical stage. This reflects how fragile is the public healthcare system even before facing an acute public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the total impact on public health may follow for many years.
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- Gilson Gabriel Viana Veloso
- MD, Post-Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de, Minas Gerais - FCM-MG, Oncologist, Oncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais - FCM-MG, Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brazilian Group of Gynecologic Oncology (EVA), Oncoclínicas&Co/MedSir, DOM Oncologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Iacopetta D, Catalano A, Ceramella J, Pellegrino M, Marra M, Scali E, Sinicropi MS, Aquaro S. The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Obesity. Pediatr Rep 2024; 16:135-150. [PMID: 38391001 PMCID: PMC10885050 DOI: 10.3390/pediatric16010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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In the developed world, pediatric obesity (PO) has been a major health concern since the last century, and this condition may lead to detrimental life-long physical and mental comorbidities. Currently, its prevalence has increased in low- and middle-income countries and in many high-income countries. Thus, the provision of effective and tailored care for children and their families has become vital. The social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are known everywhere, and among these, it has been argued that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on PO. Overall, the growth of PO over the last decade has been enhanced by the pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, children, adolescents and young adults gained weight as the pediatric population dealt with sedentary lifestyles and changes in food habits. In this review, we want to highlight the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on PO.
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- Domenico Iacopetta
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
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Kooragayala K, Lou J, Dibato J, Hong YK. Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes in the Disaggregated Asian American Population. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:1298-1309. [PMID: 37880517 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14454-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) population is among the fastest-growing population in the USA. However, this is not reflected in scientific research, in which ethnic groups are often combined. We identified trends in treatment and outcomes for pancreatic cancer in a disaggregated AANHPI population. We hypothesize that patients from different AANHPI groups have differences in survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Database between 2010 and 2019 identified patients treated for pancreatic cancer. We identified demographic factors for patients of Caucasian, African American, and disaggregated Asian subpopulations. Survival curves were generated and multivariate analysis was performed to help determine which factors impacted overall survival. RESULTS A total of 296,448 patients met the inclusion criteria. Of those, 8568 (3%) patients were Asian. Median survival of AANHPI patients was 11.3 months, as compared with Caucasians (8.9 months) and African Americans (8.1 months) (p < 0.0001). Asian Indians had the highest median survival (14.3 months), whereas the Japanese subpopulation had the lowest (7.6 months) (p < 0.0001). There were significant differences in median survival between the different AANHPI subpopulations irrespective of stage. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that belonging to an AANHPI racial/ethnic group, excluding Japanese and Filipino, was associated with decreased risk of overall mortality. DISCUSSION Significant differences were identified in the overall median survival for patients with pancreatic cancer between AANHPI subpopulations. Disparities in socioeconomic factors may have played a role in overall survival. This study highlights the need to include disaggregated data in future studies to subdue disparities in cancer care for patients.
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- Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.
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Ledford SG, Kessler F, Moss JL, Wang M, Lengerich EJ. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Mortality in Pennsylvania: A Retrospective Study with Geospatial Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4788. [PMID: 37835482 PMCID: PMC10571537 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We sought to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer mortality and identify associated factors in Pennsylvania. METHODS The retrospective study analyzed cross-sectional cancer mortality data from CDC WONDER for 2015 through 2020 for Pennsylvania and its 67 counties. The spatial distributions of 2019, 2020, and percentage change in age-adjusted mortality rates by county were analyzed via choropleth maps and spatial autocorrelation. A Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to analyze whether the rates differed between 2019 and 2020. Quasi-Poisson and geographically weighted regression at the county level were used to assess the association between the 2019 rates, sex (percent female), race (percent non-White), ethnicity (percent Hispanic/Latino), rural-urban continuum codes, and socioeconomic status with the 2020 rates. RESULTS At the state level, the rate in 2020 did not reflect the declining annual trend (-2.7 per 100,000) in the rate since 2015. Twenty-six counties had an increase in the rate in 2020. Of the factors examined, the 2019 rates were positively associated with the 2020 rates, and the impact of sociodemographic and geographic factors on the 2020 rates varied by county. CONCLUSIONS In Pennsylvania, the 2020 cancer mortality rates did not decline as much as reported before the COVID-19 pandemic. The top five cancer types by rate were the same type for 2019 and 2020. Future cancer control efforts may need to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trends and geospatial distribution in cancer mortality.
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- Savanna G. Ledford
- Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; (S.G.L.); (J.L.M.)
- Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, University Park, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16801, USA;
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; (S.G.L.); (J.L.M.)
- Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; (S.G.L.); (J.L.M.)
- Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Mostafavi Zadeh SM, Tajik F, Gheytanchi E, Kiani J, Ghods R, Madjd Z. COVID-19 pandemic impact on screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer: a systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2023:spcare-2023-004310. [PMID: 37748857 DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The healthcare level has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before the outbreak. This study aimed to review the impact of COVID-19 on the screening and diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa). METHOD The current study was designed according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020. The keywords used to perform the search strategy were COVID-19 and prostate neoplasms. The four primary electronic databases comprising PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase were searched until 1 September 2022. After screening and selecting studies through the EndNote software, data were extracted from each included study by two independent authors. All studies were evaluated according to Newcastle-Ottawa Scale quality assessment tool. RESULTS As a result, 40 studies were included, categorised into two subjects. The majority of studies indicated a significant decrease in screening prostate-specific antibody tests during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic period, leading to delays in cancer diagnosis. The decrease in the number of diagnosed cases with low/intermediate stages to some extent was more than those with advanced stages. The PCa screening and diagnosis reduction ranged from nearly 0% to 78% and from 4.1% to 71.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION Our findings showed that during the COVID-19 lockdown, delays in PCa screening tests and diagnoses led to the negative health effects on patients with PCa. Thus, it is highly recommended performing regular cancer screening to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42021291656.
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- Seyed Mostafa Mostafavi Zadeh
- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Oncopathology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Cheng D, Ghoshal S, Zattra O, Flash M, Lang M, Liu R, Lev MH, Hirsch JA, Saini S, Gee MS, Succi MD. Trends in oncological imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic through the vaccination era. Cancer Med 2023; 12:9902-9911. [PMID: 36775966 PMCID: PMC10166903 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study examines the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on computed tomography (CT)-based oncologic imaging utilization. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed cancer-related CT scans during four time periods: pre-COVID (1/5/20-3/14/20), COVID peak (3/15/20-5/2/20), post-COVID peak (5/3/20-12/19/20), and vaccination period (12/20/20-10/30/21). We analyzed CTs by imaging indication, setting, and hospital type. Using percentage decrease computation and Student's t-test, we calculated the change in mean number of weekly cancer-related CTs for all periods compared to the baseline pre-COVID period. This study was performed at a single academic medical center and three affiliated hospitals. RESULTS During the COVID peak, mean CTs decreased (-43.0%, p < 0.001), with CTs for (1) cancer screening, (2) initial workup, (3) cancer follow-up, and (4) scheduled surveillance of previously treated cancer dropping by 81.8%, 56.3%, 31.7%, and 45.8%, respectively (p < 0.001). During the post-COVID peak period, cancer screenings and initial workup CTs did not return to prepandemic imaging volumes (-11.4%, p = 0.028; -20.9%, p = 0.024). The ED saw increases in weekly CTs compared to prepandemic levels (+31.9%, p = 0.008), driven by increases in cancer follow-up CTs (+56.3%, p < 0.001). In the vaccination period, cancer screening CTs did not recover to baseline (-13.5%, p = 0.002) and initial cancer workup CTs doubled (+100.0%, p < 0.001). The ED experienced increased cancer-related CTs (+75.9%, p < 0.001), driven by cancer follow-up CTs (+143.2%, p < 0.001) and initial workups (+46.9%, p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The pandemic continues to impact cancer care. We observed significant declines in cancer screening CTs through the end of 2021. Concurrently, we observed a 2× increase in initial cancer workup CTs and a 2.4× increase in cancer follow-up CTs in the ED during the vaccination period, suggesting a boom of new cancers and more cancer examinations associated with emergency level acute care.
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- Debby Cheng
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Medically Engineered Solutions in Healthcare Incubator, Innovation in Operations Research Center (MESH IO), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Fu N, Jiang Y, Xu Z, Yang M, Peng C, Deng X, Zhao S, Shen B. The impact of Omicron pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination on the pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients. AGING AND CANCER 2022; 3:161-168. [PMID: 36718230 PMCID: PMC9878165 DOI: 10.1002/aac2.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in enormous medical and economic burden worldwide during the past 3 years. The vaccination was deemed the effective option to prevent the severe symptoms, and especially recommended among cancer patients. Shanghai experienced the first lockdown during the recent Omicron pandemic since 2019. How patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) suffered from the pandemic and how vaccination influenced their oncological outcomes were unexplored yet. Method The retrospective study was carried out in a high-volume referral center including 1157 consecutively enrolled patients with PAC experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary outcome was the overall survival (OS). Results Limited postoperative patients (9.21%) received the vaccination. The lockdown in Shanghai (April to May, 2022) was not observed impacting the survival prognoses of patients with PAC. Though vaccination was not significantly associated with OS itself (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR): 2.032 [0.940-4.391], p = 0.071), it was discovered to synergistically improve the chemotherapy effect in the multivariate analyses (interaction p = 0.023). Conclusion The vaccination itself did not influence the survival prognoses of patients with PAC. A potential positive interaction was observed between chemotherapy and vaccination despite the limited follow-up time. The postoperative patients should consider the vaccination more. The patients with PAC did not suffer worse prognostic outcomes from the strict sanitary policy during the wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ningzhen Fu
- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Department of General SurgeryPancreatic Disease CenterRuijin HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- Research Institute of Pancreatic DiseaseShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesShanghaiChina
- Institute of Translational MedicineShanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghaiChina
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Luu T. Reduced Cancer Screening Due to Lockdowns of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reviewing Impacts and Ways to Counteract the Impacts. Front Oncol 2022; 12:955377. [PMID: 35965514 PMCID: PMC9372444 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.955377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions in health services in general and cancer screening and diagnostic services in particular, leading to diminished cancer screening participation rates. This paper aims to seek insights into impacts that the pandemic has had on cancer screening, impacts that reduced cancer screening may have in the long run, and how to address such impacts. The paper demonstrates that reduced cancer screening in the pandemic is likely to result in enhanced demands for cancer screening in the new normal, enhanced demands for resources to address such demands, and poor prognosis due to stage migration of cancer diseases. Some measures are recommended for counteracting these impacts.
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