Diagnosis and treatment of digestive cancers during COVID-19 in Japan: A Cancer Registry-based Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Care in Osaka (CanReCO).

Mari Kajiwara Saito Toshitaka MorishimaChaochen MaShihoko KoyamaIsao Miyashiro

Published in: PloS one (2022)

The impact of COVID-19 on cancer care in 2020 was relatively mild compared with other countries but was apparent in Osaka. Further investigation is needed to determine the most affected populations.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
papillary thyroid
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
squamous cell
squamous cell carcinoma
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging
young adults
lymph node metastasis
genetic diversity