Keypoints
- The effect of Covid-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and treatment of
patients with head and neck cancer in unknown
- The results of this cross-sectional study show an increase in time
from diagnosis to treatment and a trend towards more advanced disease.
- A significant rise in the number of patients with nasopharyngeal
cancer should be further studied
- Covid-19 pandemic also affected the type of treatment for early stage
oropharyngeal cancer patients
- Our findings suggest that the Covid-19 pandemic could affect treatment
outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer by delaying diagnosis
and treatment, potentially leading to more advanced disease.