COVID-19 Pandemic is More Dangerous Than We Think

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dc.contributor.authorMıdık, Mustafa Murat
dc.contributor.authorÇetin, Denis
dc.contributor.authorŞanlı, Ulus
dc.contributor.authorKaraca, Burçak
dc.contributor.authorGöker, Erdem
dc.contributor.authorAlmuradova, Elvina
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:27:14Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:27:14Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose a threat to humanity without pausing. The difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients arising from the outbreak are worrisome. Methods: The data of 1060 adult patients who applied to the Department of Medical Oncology with the new diagnosis of solid cancer between February 2019 and March 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. Applications between February 2019 - 2020 were defined as pre-pandemic, and those between March 2020 - 2021 were defined as post-pandemic group. Groups were compared according to demographic characteristics, cancer types, stages, time to treatment initiation, and reasons for the delay in medical treatment. Results: There were 711 (54% female, 46% male) applications in the pre-pandemic period and 349 (48.4% female, 51.6% male) in the post-pandemic period (p<0.001) with no difference according to age and gender distribution. In the post-pandemic period, decreases to hospital admission were observed in all cancer types except lung and central nervous system cancers. The frequency of stage 4 disease at diagnosis increased significantly compared to the prepandemic period (p=0.039). Postpones in surgical procedures due to the pandemic conditions was the most common cause of medical treatment delay, while pandemi-phobia was the second leading cause. Conclusion: This study revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely limited the newly diagnosed cancer applications. At the same time, the increase in the frequency of stage 4 disease at the time of diagnosis with the pandemic may be a harbinger of increased mortality.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14744/ejmi.2022.58360
dc.identifier.endpage156en_US
dc.identifier.issn2602-3164
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage151en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid534065en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14744/ejmi.2022.58360
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/534065
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/80221
dc.identifier.volume6en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Medical Investigationen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 Pandemic is More Dangerous Than We Thinken_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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