Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delay of Melanoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cristina Pellegrini, Saverio Caini, Aurora Gaeta, Eleonora Lucantonio, Mirco Mastrangelo, Manfredo Bruni, Maria Esposito, Chiara Doccioli, Paola Queirolo, Giulio Tosti, Sara Raimondi, Sara Gandini, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Brian Gabrielli · 2024
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Description
Cristina Pellegrini and co-authors pooled, in a 2024 review, studies on whether the COVID-19 pandemic delayed melanoma skin cancer diagnosis. Lockdowns and fear of clinics pushed many people to skip skin checks. Single studies hinted that later finds meant thicker, worse tumors.
The team searched three large databases in September 2023 and kept 45 articles with tissue data on new melanomas. They compared tumor thickness before the pandemic and after lockdowns as the main outcome. Subtype, stage, surface breaks, and cell growth signs were also compared. Standard pooling methods weighed each study and checked for uneven spread among them. The pooled record helps health systems judge the true cost of delayed skin checks and plan catch-up screening after crises.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Cristina Pellegrini, Saverio Caini, Aurora Gaeta, Eleonora Lucantonio, Mirco Mastrangelo, Manfredo Bruni, Maria Esposito, Chiara Doccioli, Paola Queirolo, Giulio Tosti, Sara Raimondi, Sara Gandini, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Brian Gabrielli |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |