Exploring the real-world effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the molecular diagnostics for cancer patients and high-risk individuals
Milena Čavić, Ana Krivokuća, Ivana Boljević, Jelena Spasić, Milica Mihajlovic, Marijana Pavlović, Ana Damjanović, Davorin Radosavljević, Radmila Janković
Abstract
: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a profound negative effect on the diagnostic output of our centralized molecular diagnostics center. The only positive effect was shortening of waiting lists for hereditary cancer patients and high-risk individuals.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineMolecular diagnosticsCancer2019-20 coronavirus outbreakLung cancerIntensive care medicineVirologyOncologyInternal medicineDiseaseBioinformaticsBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening