The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncology care and clinical trials

JK Ali, JC Riches - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The coronavirus pandemic has had a considerable impact on all parts of
society. Unsurprisingly, healthcare has been particularly affected, including cancer care and …

COVID-19 and the multidisciplinary care of patients with lung cancer: an evidence-based review and commentary

T Round, V L'Esperance, J Bayly, K Brain… - British journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Delivering lung cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant and
ongoing challenges. There is a lack of published COVID-19 and lung cancer evidence …

Cancer symptom experience and help-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a cross-sectional population survey

HD Quinn-Scoggins, R Cannings-John, Y Moriarty… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To understand self-reported potential cancer symptom help-seeking behaviours
and attitudes during the first 6 months (March–August 2020) of the UK COVID-19 pandemic …

Consultations for clinical features of possible cancer and associated urgent referrals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational cohort study from …

BD Nicholson, JM Ordóñez-Mena, S Lay-Flurrie… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background It remains unclear to what extent reductions in urgent referrals for suspected
cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic were the result of fewer patients attending primary …

Inequalities in the decline and recovery of pathological cancer diagnoses during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study

AC Hamilton, DW Donnelly, MB Loughrey… - British Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background The restructuring of healthcare systems to cope with the demands of the COVID-
19 pandemic has led to a reduction in clinical services such as cancer screening and …

Predictive value of abnormal blood tests for detecting cancer in primary care patients with nonspecific abdominal symptoms: A population-based cohort study of …

M Rafiq, C Renzi, B White, N Zakkak, B Nicholson… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Identifying patients presenting with nonspecific abdominal symptoms who have
underlying cancer is a challenge. Common blood tests are widely used to investigate these …

Predictive values for different cancers and inflammatory bowel disease of 6 common abdominal symptoms among more than 1.9 million primary care patients in the …

A Herbert, M Rafiq, TM Pham, C Renzi, GA Abel… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The diagnostic assessment of abdominal symptoms in primary care presents a
challenge. Evidence is needed about the positive predictive values (PPVs) of abdominal …

Risk of cancer following primary care presentation with fatigue: a population-based cohort study of a quarter of a million patients

B White, M Rafiq, A Gonzalez-Izquierdo… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background The management of adults presenting with fatigue presents a diagnostic
challenge, particularly regarding possible underlying cancer. Methods Using electronic …

Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review

D Jones, E Di Martino, SH Bradley, B Essang… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjgp.org
Background The cancer burden falls predominantly on older (≥ 65 years) adults. Prompt
presentation to primary care with cancer symptoms could result in earlier diagnosis …

Factors related to help-seeking for cancer medical care among people living in rural areas: a scoping review

M Oshiro, M Kamizato, S Jahana - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Despite the importance of timely diagnosis and access to treatment, previous studies have
not adequately explored help-seeking behavior in cancer treatment among rural and remote …