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Trends in Uterine Cancer Cases After the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We assessed the temporal trends in diagnosis of uterine cancer before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic using data from the United States Cancer Statistics database spanning from 2001 to 2020. A comparison between projected and observed new cases in 2020 revealed a 4,232-case discrepancy, indicating 9.3% fewer diagnosed cases than predicted based on trends. Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander patients exhibited the highest discrepancy at 14.6% and 12.0% fewer cases, respectively, compared with 8.6% and 6.9% for White and Black patients. Our results highlight the importance of targeting health resources toward vulnerable populations in an effort to address accumulated cases of uterine cases after the pandemic.
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005731
Authors: Nathan Tran, Joshua E. Chan, Chelsea Stewart, Caitlin R. Johnson, Kathleen Darcy, Chunqiao Tian, Daniel S. Kapp, Cheng-I Liao, John K. Chan
Institutions: Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University, Pingtung Veterans General Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
Funders: U.S. Department of Defense, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research
OpenAlex ID: W4404792250
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