Treatment of oropharyngeal cancer during the COVID-19 lockdown — outcomes for patients treated during the pandemic
In spite of challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have demonstrated that oropharyngeal cancer patients treatment standards and outcomes were maintained. We did not demonstrate any significant difference in overall survival and disease free survival at 2 years when compared to a similar group prior to the pandemic.
Authors
- Orla McArdle
- John Armstrong
- Sinéad Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8427-6554)
- Darragh Browne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-8074)
- Bahareh Khosravi
- Oleksandr Boychak
- Frances Duane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7838-5957)
- Niall O'Dwyer
- Liam O'Connell
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- St. Luke's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5603/rpor.103236
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85