Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mortality among patients with colorectal cancer in Hiroshima, Japan: A large cancer registry study
Daisuke Miyamori,
Tsukasa Kamitani,
Shuhei Yoshida
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThis retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on colorectal cancer care and mortality using a large cancer registry in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The study aimed to estimate the all‐cause mortality rates within 1 year of diagnosis among colorectal cancer patients diagnosed during the pandemic period (2020 and 2021) compared to those diagnosed during the pre‐pandemic period (2018 and 2019).MethodsThe day of diagnosis was set as Day 0 and Cox regression models … Show more
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