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Review
. 2021 Jan;123(1):32-36.
doi: 10.1002/jso.26263. Epub 2020 Oct 19.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during Spain's state of emergency on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Javier Suárez  1   2 , Elena Mata  3 , Ana Guerra  4 , Gloria Jiménez  5 , Marta Montes  6 , Fernando Arias  7 , Miguel A Ciga  1 , Eugenia Ursúa  8 , María Ederra  9 , Beñat Arín  10 , Matilde Laiglesia  11 , Asunción Sanz  2 , Ruth Vera  3
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic during Spain's state of emergency on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Javier Suárez et al. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Introduction: We evaluate the impact of COVID-epidemic in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis during Spain's state of emergency.

Methods: We compared newly diagnosed patients with patients diagnosed in the same period of 2019.

Results: A new diagnosis of CRC decreased 48% with a higher rate of patients diagnosed in the emergency setting (12.1% vs. 3.6%; p = .048) and a lower rate diagnosed in the screening program (5.2% vs. 33.3%; p = .000).

Conclusions: Fewer patients have been diagnosed with CRC, with a higher rate of patients diagnosed in an emergency setting.

Keywords: COVID-19; colorectal cancer; colorectal cancer diagnosis; multidisciplinary team.

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