Yashi Ballal, Maru Gete, Jie Su, Brian O'Sullivan, John N Waldron, Jonathan Irish, Jolie Ringash, John Kim, Scott Bratman, John Cho, Andrew J Hope, Ali Hosni, John de Almeida, David P Goldstein, Ian Witterick, Eric Monteiro, Li Tong, Wei Xu, Shao Hui Huang, Ezra Hahn
PURPOSE: We aim to assess the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnostic delays in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), and to describe their underlying reasons. METHODS: All HPV + OPC referred to a tertiary cancer centre and diagnosed between June-December 2019 (Pre-Pandemic cohort) vs June-December 2020 (Pandemic cohort) were reviewed. TNM classification, gross-tumor-volumes (GTV) and intervals between sign/symptom onset and treatment initiation were compared between the cohorts...
February 3, 2023: Oral Oncology