Estimated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer services and excess 1-year mortality in people with cancer and multimorbidity: near real-time data on cancer care, cancer deaths and a population-based cohort study
Objectives To estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care services and overall (direct and indirect) excess deaths in people with cancer.Methods We employed near real-time weekly data on cancer care to determine the adverse effect of the pandemic on cancer services. We also used thes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-11-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e043828.full |