Evaluating the burden of the COVID‑19 pandemic on patients with colorectal cancer

Takashima,Junpei; Kobayashi,Hirotoshi; Suzuki,Yuta; Koizumi,Ayaka; Shigehara,Fumi; Yamazaki,Kenji; Fujimoto,Daisuke; Miura,Fumihiko; Taniguchi,Keizo

doi:10.3892/ol.2022.13383

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Evaluating the burden of the COVID‑19 pandemic on patients with colorectal cancer

Authors:
- Junpei Takashima
- Hirotoshi Kobayashi
- Yuta Suzuki
- Ayaka Koizumi
- Fumi Shigehara
- Kenji Yamazaki
- Daisuke Fujimoto
- Fumihiko Miura
- Keizo Taniguchi
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Affiliations: Department of Surgery, Mizonokuchi Hospital, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 213‑8507, Japan
Article Number: 263
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Published online on: June 16, 2022

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Abstract

After the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic, individuals needing medical help preferred to not go to the hospital to avoid the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. The present study investigated the influence of the COVID‑19 pandemic on patients with colorectal cancer. Patients with colorectal cancer treated between January and December 2019 were classified as the pre‑pandemic group (pre‑group) and those treated between April 2020 and March 2021 as the post‑pandemic group (pandemic group). The clinicopathologic features of patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer in the two groups were retrospectively compared. A total of 161 patients were enrolled: 79 In the pre‑group and 82 in the pandemic group. Although no significant differences were observed in tumor location and surgical procedure between the two groups, circumferential lesions (P<0.001), colorectal stenting (P=0.016) and Stage IV classification (P=0.019) had a higher frequency in the pandemic group compared with the pre‑group; additionally, surgical curability was significantly lower (P=0.036) in the pandemic group. The spread of COVID‑19 has increased the incidence of patients with advanced colorectal cancer. To reduce this incidence, healthcare professionals should inform the general public not only about the risk of COVID‑19, but also about the increased incidence of advanced colorectal cancer after the pandemic.

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International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

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Evaluating the burden of the COVID‑19 pandemic on patients with colorectal cancer

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