McIlvanna, Emily, McCarthy, Caroline and Gurzawska-Comis, Katarzyna 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3424-5968
(2023)
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Current Oral Health Reports, 10 (4).
pp. 154-162.
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Purpose of Review</jats:title> <jats:p>To describe the global impact of COVID-19 on oral cancer incidence and prognosis and to inform strategies for early detection and prevention.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Recent Findings</jats:title> <jats:p>There is international evidence of delayed diagnosis and more advanced oral tumours presenting during the pandemic. Lockdowns were also associated with delayed surgeries and compromised treatment. School closures during the pandemic resulted in a rapid decline of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage among adolescents globally. There was a rise in risk factor uptake in the form of tobacco use and alcohol consumptions across many parts of the world to manage stress and boredom during the pandemic. The economic fallout from the pandemic is another barrier to dental access and therefore early cancer detection.</jats:p> </jats:sec><jats:sec> <jats:title>Summary</jats:title> <jats:p>The full impact of the pandemic on oral cancer incidence and mortality may not be seen for some time. Strategies aimed at prevention and early detection of oral cancer should be prioritised.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Cancer, Dental/Oral and Craniofacial Disease, Prevention, Digestive Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Infection, Cancer, 3 Good Health and Well Being |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences > School of Dentistry |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2023 14:34 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2024 20:27 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40496-023-00349-w |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40496-023-00349-w |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172560 |
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