The COVID-19 pandemic increased the incidence of newly diagnosed cancers: evidence from a large cohort study in Southern Italy

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the incidence of newly diagnosed cancers: evidence from a large cohort study in Southern Italy

Abstract Background Recent studies based on hospital and outpatient clinic databases have reported a decline in cancer diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic, an observation that has been mainly attributed to halted screenings. Methods We investigated the impact of COVID-19 on cancer incidence in th...

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Main Authors: Valentina Trimarco, Raffaele Izzo, Daniela Pacella, Maria V. Manzi, Fahimeh Varzideh, Maria Lembo, Paola Gallo, Roberto Piccinocchi, Carmine Morisco, Francesco Rozza, Gaetano Piccinocchi, Michelangelo Mercogliano, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Giovanni Esposito, Raffaele Palladino, Gaetano Santulli, Bruno Trimarco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Clinical research
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Infectious disorders
Oncology
Pandemic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04237-1
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