The impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer in regional Northern Australia and changes to treatment related to distance to care: a retrospective cohort study.
Richard MaguireShaurya JhambTegan LunFathimath S IsaamAvjit SinghTejminder S SidhuKyle CrowleyJames LonieJai HoffAlexander D CroeseChrispen D MushayaPublished in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2024)
The authors found during the COVID-19 pandemic a greater proportion of patients were presenting with colorectal cancer that required emergency intervention. This may be due to decreased presentations to general practitioners due to lockdown causing potential delays in diagnosis. The authors did not see more advanced disease in these patients presenting emergently, between the two groups. Further assessment of local patients' vs patients from distant sites, showed difference in how patients were managed but similar outcomes. Our large catchment area with distance to treatment in Northern Australia may further impact the management of colorectal cancer in the future.
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