ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment for Cervical Cancer in Montreal, Canada.
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introductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has been responsible for a major reorganization of healthcare systems, with less access for cancer screening. Few data exist on the impact of cervical cancer treatment during the pandemic.
methodsThe purpose of this study was to compare the cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and the surgical and medical treatment delays before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a retrospective cohort study of all cervical cancers diagnosed at any stages between 1 January 2018 and 28 February 2022 at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. Stage at diagnosis, time to initial referral, time from diagnosis to treatment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were compared.
resultsA total of 244 cervical cancers were diagnosed during the study period. No differences were observed between the number of cases diagnosed before and after pandemic (
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