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SynthesisCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

The Effects of COVID-19 on Cancer Care Provision: A Systematic Review.

Samiha Alom, Chun Ming Chiu, Ashwarya Jha, Sheung Heng Daniel Lai, Thomas Ho Lai Yau, Amer Harky

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  10. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on reported cancer diagnoses in Bavaria, Germany.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023
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  11. The Enduring Effects of COVID for Cancer Care: Learning from Real-Life Clinical Practice.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2023
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  17. ESCMID guidelines on testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic individuals to prevent transmission in the health care setting.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2022
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  19. How did SARS-CoV-2 changed the landscape in cancer care.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Samiha AlomSchool of Public Health, 4615Imperial College London, London, UK.
Chun Ming Chiu12190Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, East Sussex, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8335-0409
Ashwarya JhaSchool of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Sheung Heng Daniel LaiSt. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UK.
Thomas Ho Lai YauBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-6214
Amer HarkyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-5841

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review aims to gather primary data from cancer institutions that have implemented changes to cancer service provision amid the COVID-19 outbreak to inform future intervention and health care facility response strategies. A comprehensive literature search was done on Global Health Medline and EMBASE using pertinent key words and MeSH terms relating to COVID-19 and Cancer service provision. A total of 72 articles were selected for inclusion in this systematic review. Following the narrative synthesis that was conducted of the literature, 6 core themes that encompassed common cancer service intervention adopted by institutions were identified: (1) Testing and Tracking, (2) Outreach and Communication, (3) Protection, (4) Social Distancing (5) Treatment Management, (6) Service Restructuring. Since cancer patients are a high-risk population amid the COVID-19 pandemic, these areas of targeted intervention can be used to inform necessary actions in institutions facing similar risks, based on previous learning from numerous cancer centers globally.

Indexed as

Cancer Care FacilitiesCommunicationCOVID-19HumansInfection ControlNeoplasmsPandemicsPhysical DistancingSARS-CoV-2cancercare organizationCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2service provision

Identifiers

PMID33631953
PMCPMC8482720

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