Comparison of Early- and Late-Stage Breast and Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses During vs Before the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jade Z. Zhou, Shelly Kane, Celia Ramsey, Melody Ann Akhondzadeh, Ananya Banerjee, Rebecca Shatsky, Kathryn A. Gold
Abstract
This quality improvement study compares the incidence of early- and late-stage breast and colorectal cancer diagnoses during vs before the COVID-19 pandemic at a California cancer center.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicStage (stratigraphy)MedicineBreast cancerColorectal cancer2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedical diagnosisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)OncologyInternal medicineCancerVirologyPathologyDiseaseBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PaleontologyOutbreakGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts