Table 3.
Radiotherapy during the years 2019, 2020 and 2021
Characteristics | Group A, year 2019, pre-COVID-19a (n = 76) | Group B, year 2020, COVID-19b (n = 71) | Group C, year 2021, COVID-19c (n = 78) | P value |
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Radiotherapy | 0.758 | |||
Primary/definitive | 49 (64.5%) | 45 (63.4%) | 46 (59.0%) | |
Adjuvant | 27 (35.5%) | 26 (36.6%) | 32 (41.0%) | |
Intention of radiotherapy | 0.054 | |||
Curative | 66 (86.8%) | 69 (97.2%) | 73 (93.6%) | |
Palliative | 10 (13.2%) | 2 (2.8%) | 5 (6.4%) |
aYear 2019, pre-pandemic control group
bYear 2020, pandemic study group
cYear 2021, a phase of partial normalization in a persistent pandemic situation