Nationwide trends show fewer cancer patients seeking care since start of pandemic

3 years ago
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200727194707.htm

Anecdotal reports and physician surveys have suggested dramatic declines; however, this study, which was published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, is the largest to date to measure the effects of the pandemic on normal cancer care activities.

"While it is not surprising that the pandemic has had a significant impact on patients seeking care, it was important to test and quantify these trends using a large, institutionally agnostic dataset, as the results have important implications for future cancer patients and the potential burden on hospitals moving forward," said Christopher McNair, PhD, Director of Cancer Informatics at SKCC and senior author of the study.