COVID-19 pandemic led to delayed melanoma diagnoses, more advanced tumors
Source: Healio, August 2023
Key takeaways:
- Fewer patients were diagnosed with melanoma in 2020 compared with all previous years from 2012 to 2019.
- Melanomas diagnosed in 2020 were more likely to be thicker, more ulcerated and more advanced tumors.
Patients diagnosed with melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 faced a higher likelihood of having thicker, more advanced and more ulcerated tumors, although the impact on survival is still unknown, according to a study.