Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Incidence in the United States During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
Cancer rate decreases were largest for young adults (vs. children) and were significant for some cancer types. These findings might help assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, inform investigations into potential causes of these decreases, and guide responses to future public health crises.
Authors
- Christine M. Kava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4634-3837)
- S. Jane Henley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2420-306X)
- Eric B. Durbin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5600-7645)
- Logan G. Spector (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-0222)
- David A. Siegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-0782)
- Philip J. Lupo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0978-5863)
- Eric Tai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5184-9037)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Markey Cancer Center (US)
- The Centers (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.31976
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09