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Medicine 2026-02-05

Survival of patients diagnosed with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

JAMA Oncology
About The Study: This cohort study found that individuals diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and 2021 experienced worse short-term survival than those diagnosed between 2015 and 2019, suggesting substantial harms associated with cancer care disruptions during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Todd Burus, PhD, email tburus@uky.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.6332)

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