More Aggressive Cancer Behaviour in Thyroid Cancer Patients in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Retrospective Study

Hanqing Liu, Ling Zhan, Liantao Guo, Xizi Yu, Lingrui Li, Hongfang Feng, Dan Yang, Z G Xu, Yi Tu, Chuang Chen,

International Journal of General Medicine · 2021 · 24 citations · 28 references

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Abstract

Patients with a COVID-19-induced treatment delay had more aggressive cancer behaviour. Rebound medical visits and annually increasing aggressiveness may be potential reasons for this observation, as individual patient tumour did not progress during the delay.

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