Cancer care in German centers of excellence during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Cancer care in German centers of excellence during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. / Arndt, Volker; Doege, Daniela; Fröhling, Stefan; Albers, Peter; Algül, Hana; Bargou, Ralf; Bokemeyer, Carsten; Bornhäuser, Martin; Brandts, Christian H; Brossart, Peter; Brucker, Sara Yvonne; Brümmendorf, Tim H; Döhner, Hartmut; Gattermann, Norbert; Hallek, Michael; Heinemann, Volker; Keilholz, Ulrich; Kindler, Thomas; von Levetzow, Cornelia; Lordick, Florian; Neumann, Ulf Peter; Peters, Christoph; Schadendorf, Dirk; Stilgenbauer, Stephan; Zander, Thomas; Zips, Daniel; Braun, Delia; Seufferlein, Thomas; Nettekoven, Gerd; Baumann, Michael.
in: J CANCER RES CLIN, Jahrgang 149, Nr. 2, 02.2023, S. 913-919.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Cancer care in German centers of excellence during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Arndt, Volker
AU - Doege, Daniela
AU - Fröhling, Stefan
AU - Albers, Peter
AU - Algül, Hana
AU - Bargou, Ralf
AU - Bokemeyer, Carsten
AU - Bornhäuser, Martin
AU - Brandts, Christian H
AU - Brossart, Peter
AU - Brucker, Sara Yvonne
AU - Brümmendorf, Tim H
AU - Döhner, Hartmut
AU - Gattermann, Norbert
AU - Hallek, Michael
AU - Heinemann, Volker
AU - Keilholz, Ulrich
AU - Kindler, Thomas
AU - von Levetzow, Cornelia
AU - Lordick, Florian
AU - Neumann, Ulf Peter
AU - Peters, Christoph
AU - Schadendorf, Dirk
AU - Stilgenbauer, Stephan
AU - Zander, Thomas
AU - Zips, Daniel
AU - Braun, Delia
AU - Seufferlein, Thomas
AU - Nettekoven, Gerd
AU - Baumann, Michael
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - PURPOSE: An increasing number of international studies demonstrate serious negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timely diagnosis of cancer and on cancer treatment. Our study aimed to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the capacities of German Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) in different areas of complex oncology care during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS: Prospective panel survey over 23 rounds among 18 CCCs in Germany between March 2020 and June 2022.RESULTS: The COVID-19 pandemic substantially affected the oncological care system in Germany during the first 2 years. Persistent limitations of care in CCCs primarily affected follow-up (- 21%) and psycho-oncologic care (- 12%), but also tumor surgery (- 9%). Substantial limitations were also reported for all other areas of multidisciplinary oncological care.CONCLUSIONS: This study documents the limitations of oncological care during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the need to develop strategies to avoid similar limitations in the future.
AB - PURPOSE: An increasing number of international studies demonstrate serious negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the timely diagnosis of cancer and on cancer treatment. Our study aimed to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the capacities of German Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCCs) in different areas of complex oncology care during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS: Prospective panel survey over 23 rounds among 18 CCCs in Germany between March 2020 and June 2022.RESULTS: The COVID-19 pandemic substantially affected the oncological care system in Germany during the first 2 years. Persistent limitations of care in CCCs primarily affected follow-up (- 21%) and psycho-oncologic care (- 12%), but also tumor surgery (- 9%). Substantial limitations were also reported for all other areas of multidisciplinary oncological care.CONCLUSIONS: This study documents the limitations of oncological care during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the need to develop strategies to avoid similar limitations in the future.
U2 - 10.1007/s00432-022-04407-1
DO - 10.1007/s00432-022-04407-1
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 36241862
VL - 149
SP - 913
EP - 919
JO - J CANCER RES CLIN
JF - J CANCER RES CLIN
SN - 0171-5216
IS - 2
ER -