Effect of COVID-19 on the detection and management of colorectal cancer in England

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¹ John Goligher Colorectal Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK; Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK. Electronic address: j.tiernan@nhs.net.
² Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK; Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

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Jim P Tiernan et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;6(5):342.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00034-0.

¹ John Goligher Colorectal Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK; Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK. Electronic address: j.tiernan@nhs.net.
² Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK; Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the detection and management of colorectal cancer in England: a population-based study.
Morris EJA, Goldacre R, Spata E, Mafham M, Finan PJ, Shelton J, Richards M, Spencer K, Emberson J, Hollings S, Curnow P, Gair D, Sebag-Montefiore D, Cunningham C, Rutter MD, Nicholson BD, Rashbass J, Landray M, Collins R, Casadei B, Baigent C. Morris EJA, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Mar;6(3):199-208. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00005-4. Epub 2021 Jan 15. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021. PMID: 33453763 Free PMC article.

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