Spain is in a situation of indefinite lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. One of the consequences of this lockdown is delays in medical and surgical procedures for common diseases. The aim of this study was to model the impact on survival of tumor growth caused by such delays in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma.

Estimated Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Skin Tumor Size and Survival: An Exponential Growth Model

Ribero, S;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Spain is in a situation of indefinite lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. One of the consequences of this lockdown is delays in medical and surgical procedures for common diseases. The aim of this study was to model the impact on survival of tumor growth caused by such delays in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma.
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COVID-19 virus disease; Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; Early diagnosis; Lockdown; Melanoma; Prognosis; Communicable Disease Control; Humans; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Observational Studies as Topic; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Spain; COVID-19; Melanoma; Skin Neoplasms
Tejera-Vaquerizo, A; Cañueto, J; Toll, A; Santos-Juanes, J; Jaka, A; Ferrandiz, C; Sanmartín, O; Ribero, S; Moreno-Ramírez, D; Almazán, F; Fuente, M J; Podlipnik, S; Nagore, E
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