Cancer Care During COVID-19—A Shock to the System
Ce dossier présente un ensemble d'articles concernant la prise en charge des cancers durant la crise sanitaire liée au COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe interruptions in care for patients across the disease spectrum. Reductions in health care utilization during the initial stages of the pandemic have been identified both domestically and internationally.1,2 In the study by Walker et al,3 the authors examined the changes in cancer care services across the continuum of care in Ontario, Canada, associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Their results demonstrated an overall deficit in the first year of the pandemic, punctuated by steep reductions during the initial wave of COVID-19 followed by rebounding trends later in the year. These findings cast into stark relief how the COVID-19 pandemic represented a shock to the health care system in general, and to cancer care in particular.
JAMA Network Open , commentaire, 2021