Changes in lung cancer staging and emergency presentations during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Conclusion: We have demonstrated a significant increase in late-stage lung cancer diagnoses and emergency presentations during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The causes for these changes are likely to be multifactorial. The long-term effect on lung cancer mortality remains to be seen and is an important focus of future study.PMID:37564035 | DOI:10.1177/14799731231157770

Source: Chronic Respiratory Disease - August 11, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Claire Vella Wadood Parvez Asif Ashraf Syed Ajmal Rajini Sudhir Sanjay Agrawal Jonathan Bennett Muhammad Tufail Source Type: research