Trends in patients' behavior for cancer care and the number of registered cancer cases in Ehime Prefecture during the coronavirus disease pandemic.

Norihiro TeramotoNatsumi YamashitaYutsuko Ohira

Published in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2023)

The assessed indicators suggest that the decreased patients' behavior to further cancer care had not returned to pre-pandemic levels by 2021. Hence, psychological measures in society to prevent self-restraint in patients and support for the caregivers of the patients who have some problems visiting the hospital are necessary.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
sars cov
healthcare
emergency department
palliative care
patient reported outcomes
lymph node metastasis