As the incidence of cancer and the frequency of extreme weather events rise, disaster
mitigation is becoming increasingly relevant to oncology care. In this systematic Review, we …

Conflicts and natural disasters can cause major disruptions to people's lives. Media and
news agencies usually focus on immediate consequences of these events, including loss of …

Background Due to COVID‐19, diagnostic delays and a surge of advanced head and neck
cancer (HNC) is anticipated. We hereby evaluate patient and tumor characteristics before …

Hurricanes are devastating natural disasters which dramatically modify the physical
landscape and alter the socio-physical and biochemical characteristics of the environment …

Objectives/Hypothesis The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to unprecedented global changes
in the delivery of healthcare over a short period of time. With the implementation of shelter‐in …

Introduction: Over the last quarter of a century the frequency of natural disasters and the
burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) across the globe have been increasing. For …

Objective (1) Describe the existing head and neck cancer health disparities literature.(2)
Contextualize these studies by using the NIMHD research framework (National Institute on …

Background Little information is available concerning how patient delay may be affected by
mass disasters. The main objectives of the present study are to identify whether there was a …

Background: Hurricanes are the immediate ways that people experience climate impacts in
the Caribbean. These events affect socio-ecological systems and lead to major disruptions …

Background: Disasters affect all social functions. In particular, hospitals must mobilize their
resources for response to mass injuries. This process can affected treatment of cancer …