Table 1.

Pre-pandemic vs. pandemic pathology report volume in 11 SEER registries, all cancer sites combined.

Characteristic	Level	Pre-pandemic count	Pandemic count	% Change	95% CI
Sex	Male	84,779	66,813	−21.2	−20.9 to −21.5
	Female	114,483	86,019	−24.9	−24.6 to −25.1
Age (years)	<50	34,443	26,646	−22.6	−22.2 to −23.1
	50–64	66,174	50,405	−23.8	−23.5 to −24.2
	65–74	57,827	45,385	−21.5	−21.2 to −21.9
	≥75	40,818	30,396	−25.5	−25.1 to −25.8
Report type	Biopsy	112,152	83,552	−25.5	−25.2 to −25.8
	Surgery	37,094	30,645	−17.4	−17.0 to −17.8
	Cytology	21,541	16,006	−25.7	−25.1 to −26.3
	Mol/Bio	5,873	4,400	−25.1	−24.0 to −26.2
	Othera	22,604	18,229	−19.4	−18.8 to −19.9

Note: Pre-pandemic is defined as the average of the sum of pathology reports during March, April, and May of 2018 and 2019 (pre-pandemic). Pandemic is defined as the sum of pathology reports during March, April, and May of 2020.

^aOther report type includes blood/bone marrow/flow cytometry, autopsy, and none of the above.