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COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare
Most skin tumors are not fatal, but if not treated in a timely manner, they can lead to significant morbidity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to create more capacities for the treatment of COVID-19-positive patients as well as to contain the spread of the virus, the healthcare system was...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37510435 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11141994 |
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author | Jović, Marko Marinković, Milana Suđecki, Branko Jurišić, Milana Bukumirić, Zoran Jovanović, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jeremić, Jelena |
author_facet | Jović, Marko Marinković, Milana Suđecki, Branko Jurišić, Milana Bukumirić, Zoran Jovanović, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jeremić, Jelena |
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description | Most skin tumors are not fatal, but if not treated in a timely manner, they can lead to significant morbidity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to create more capacities for the treatment of COVID-19-positive patients as well as to contain the spread of the virus, the healthcare system was reorganized worldwide, leading to decreased access to preventive screening programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on healthcare accessibility to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients in Serbia. This retrospective study was conducted at the Clinic for Burns, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade. Patient demographics and pathohistological findings of tumors of patients living in and outside the capital in the period before, during, and after the pandemic were compared. The two groups did not show any differences regarding the largest tumor diameter prior and during the pandemic; however, this difference became extremely noticeable after the pandemic (15 mm vs. 27 mm; p < 0.001). While cSCCs are commonly slow-growing tumors, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not negligible. This study found a population at a significant risk of cSCC metastasis, with additional evidence likely to emerge in the upcoming years. |
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spelling | pubmed-103788522023-07-29 COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare Jović, Marko Marinković, Milana Suđecki, Branko Jurišić, Milana Bukumirić, Zoran Jovanović, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jeremić, Jelena Healthcare (Basel) Article Most skin tumors are not fatal, but if not treated in a timely manner, they can lead to significant morbidity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in order to create more capacities for the treatment of COVID-19-positive patients as well as to contain the spread of the virus, the healthcare system was reorganized worldwide, leading to decreased access to preventive screening programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on healthcare accessibility to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients in Serbia. This retrospective study was conducted at the Clinic for Burns, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade. Patient demographics and pathohistological findings of tumors of patients living in and outside the capital in the period before, during, and after the pandemic were compared. The two groups did not show any differences regarding the largest tumor diameter prior and during the pandemic; however, this difference became extremely noticeable after the pandemic (15 mm vs. 27 mm; p < 0.001). While cSCCs are commonly slow-growing tumors, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not negligible. This study found a population at a significant risk of cSCC metastasis, with additional evidence likely to emerge in the upcoming years. MDPI 2023-07-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10378852/ /pubmed/37510435 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11141994 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Jović, Marko Marinković, Milana Suđecki, Branko Jurišić, Milana Bukumirić, Zoran Jovanović, Milan Stojičić, Milan Jeremić, Jelena COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare |
title | COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare |
title_full | COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare |
title_short | COVID-19 and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Impact of the Pandemic on Unequal Access to Healthcare |
title_sort | covid-19 and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma—impact of the pandemic on unequal access to healthcare |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378852/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37510435 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11141994 |
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