Table 1.
Decrease in cancer diagnosis during COVID-19 pandemic.
| Study | Patient No. | Anatomic Site | Pre-COVID | Post-COVID | Reason | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanni et al. (35) | 82 | breast | 90.7% | 64.1% | Biopsy refusal | Italy |
| Hamilton et al. (37) | 8168 | all sites | 4607 | 3561 | unclear | Multiple |
| Fonseca et al. (38) | 3, 261, 659 | all sites | 2, 471, 199 | 790, 460 | Complex but virus Fear is a component |
Brazil |
| Arduino et al. (39) | 48 | Oral cancer | 40 | 8 | travel restriction possible fear |
Italy |
| Blay et al. (40) | 91, 106 | all sites | 46, 802 | 44, 938 | possible fear | France |
| Jacol et al. (41) | 102, 009 | all sites | 54, 867 | 47, 142 | possible fear | Germany |
| Coma et al. (42) | 273, 379 | all sites | 72.8/105 | 54.6/105 | Complex possible fear |
Spain |
| Aparicio et al. (43) | 3, 251 | digestive | 1, 866 | 1385 | decreased endoscopy |
France |
| Morris et al. (44) | 64, 099 | digestive | 36, 274 | 27, 825 | decreased endoscopy |
England |
| Suarez et al. (45) | 169 | colorectal | 111 | 58 | complex possible fear |
Multiple |
| Ranganathan et al. (48) | 164, 030 | all sites | 112, 270 | 51, 760 | lock down fear |
India |
No, number; COVID-2019, coronavirus disease 2019; NS, note specipied.