COVID-19 impact on pathological cancer diagnoses in Netherlands, Aotearoa New Zealand, & N. Ireland

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic was managed in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) by a COVID-19 elimination policy, involving border closure and an initial national lockdown. This was different to most other countries including Northern Ireland (NI) and the Netherlands (NED). We quantify the effect of these policies on the diagnosis of three major cancers comparing NZ with these two European countries. Methods Data from NED, NZ and NI population-based cancer registries were used to assess trends in all pathologically diagnosed (PD) lung, breast, and colorectal cancers from March to December 2... Mehr ...