Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer-Related Care in the United States: An Overview

Iktej Singh Jabbal; Saad Sabbagh; Barbara Dominguez; Mira Itani; Mohamed Mohanna; Thomas Samuel; Zeina Nahleh

doi:10.3390/curroncol30010053

Current Oncology (Jan 2023)

Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer-Related Care in the United States: An Overview

Iktej Singh Jabbal,
Saad Sabbagh,
Barbara Dominguez,
Mira Itani,
Mohamed Mohanna,
Thomas Samuel,
Zeina Nahleh

Affiliations

Iktej Singh Jabbal: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA
Saad Sabbagh: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA
Barbara Dominguez: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA
Mira Itani: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA
Mohamed Mohanna: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA
Thomas Samuel: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA
Zeina Nahleh: Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL 33331, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30010053
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 30, no. 1
pp. 681 – 687

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COVID-19 impacted several health services, including cancer-related care. Its implications were significant due to the lapse in hospital resources, compounded by the delays stemming from the economic effects on patients’ jobs and medical coverage. Furthermore, reports suggesting an increased risk for morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in patients with cancer and those on active cancer treatment caused additional fear and potential delays in seeking medical services. This review provides an overview of the pandemic’s impact on cancer care in the United States and suggests measures for tackling similar situations in the future.

Published in Current Oncology

ISSN: 1198-0052 (Print); 1718-7729 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/curroncol

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