Table 1.
Reduction in incidence and prevalence of COVID-19 cases (January 2020–April 2020) in comparison to the frequency of various malignancies during Pre-COVID-19 time (January 2019–April 2019) in a study by London et al. [12].
Type of cancer | Reduction in Prevalence of cancer cases | Reduction in Incidence of cancer cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Melanoma, | −51.8%, and | −67.1% |
2. | Prostate cancer, | −49.1%, | −46.8% |
3. | Breast cancer | −47.7% | −50.5%, |
4. | Lung cancer | −39.1% | −46.8%; |
5. | Hematologic cancers | −39.1% | −54.2% |
6. | Colorectal cancer | −39.9% | −54.2% |
(From: London et al. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2020).