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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Effects of the Ukrainian Conflict on Oncological Care: The Latest State of the Art.

Emma Altobelli, Paolo Matteo Angeletti, Giovanni Farello, Reimondo Petrocelli

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Emma AltobelliDepartment of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Paolo Matteo AngelettiDepartment of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Giovanni FarelloDepartment of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3230-7555
Reimondo PetrocelliPublic Health Unit, ASREM, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected all aspects of the patient's pathway to cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Our main objective was to evaluate the status of cancer trials in Ukraine as of September 2022.

methodsInitially, we examined with a narrative review the state of breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer population-based screening. Subsequently, we assessed each trial status for the years 2021 and 2022.

resultsEstimates of participation in breast and cervical cancer screening are different from region to region. Moreover, regarding cervical cancer screening, extremely different participation estimates were reported: 73% in 2003 vs. <10% 2020. Our data show that from 2014 to 2020, despite the pandemic, cancer trials in Ukraine significantly increased from 27 to 44. In 2021 no trials were completed; in fact, we observed that out of 41 trials, 8 were active not recruiting, 33 were recruiting, and 0 were completed or terminated. In 2022 in Ukraine, for oncological pathologies, only 3 trials were registered, while in 2021, 41 trials were registered. The suspension of trials regarded above all concern hematological tissue (66.7%) and the genitourinary tract (60%).

conclusionsOur work has highlighted how the areas most affected by the conflict present criticalities in oncological care.

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cancershealthrandomized clinical trialsRCTUkrainewar

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PMID36766858
PMCPMC9914056

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