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Observational Study
. 2021 Jan:7:4-9.
doi: 10.1200/GO.20.00471.

Reduction in the Number of Procedures and Hospitalizations and Increase in Cancer Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Gabriela A Fonseca  1 , Paulo G Normando  1 , Luiz Victor M Loureiro  1 , Rodrigo E F Rodrigues  1 , Victor A Oliveira  1 , Marcelo D T Melo  1 , Iuri A Santana  2
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Observational Study

Reduction in the Number of Procedures and Hospitalizations and Increase in Cancer Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil

Gabriela A Fonseca et al. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

Iuri Amorim de Santana

Speakers' Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim

Travel, Accommodations, Expenses: MSD Oncology

No other potential conflicts of interest were reported.

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FIG 1
Analysis of the trend of the number of diagnostic procedures in oncology between March and May each year from 2016 to 2020: (a) biopsy, (b) colonoscopy, and (c) mammography.
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FIG 2
Analysis of the trend of the number of therapeutic procedures in oncology between March and May each year from 2016 to 2020: (a) bone marrow transplant, (b) chemotherapy, (c) hormone therapy, and (d) surgery.
FIG 3
FIG 3
Comparative analysis of the trends of the number of hospitalizations and the mortality rate during March through May each year from 2016 to 2020.
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