Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer inpatient treatment in Germany - a nationwide analysis.
Johannes KleemannM MeissnerD ÖzistanbulluÜ BalabanO OldStefan KippenbergerJ KlokaR KaufmannK ZacharowskiB FriedrichsonPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2022)
Hospital admissions and surgical procedures decreased persistently since the beginning of the pandemic in Germany for skin cancer patients. The higher decrease in NMSC cases compared to MM might reflect a prioritization effect. Further evidence from tumour registries is needed to investigate the consequences of the therapy delay and identify the upcoming challenges in skin cancer care.