Impact of the Covid pandemic on timely cancer diagnosis across European healthcare settings: a scoping review.

• DOI: 10.7416/ai.2024.2596
• Publication Date: 2024-01-19
• Authors: Flavia Pennisi; Stefano Odelli; Stefania Borlini; Federica Morani; Carlo Signorelli; Cristina Renzi
• Keywords: Pandemic; Euros

The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges to European healthcare systems. study aimed review the available evidence on impact of timely diagnosis cancer across countries. primary objective was examine changes in diagnostic pathways and stage at during pandemic, compared pre-pandemic period, countries, taking system characteristics policies into account.