The armed conflict and the impact on patients with cancer in Ukraine: urgent considerations

Caglevic, C. (Christian); Rolfo, C. (Christian); Gil-Bazo, I. (Ignacio); Cardona, A. (Andrés); Sapunar, J. (Jorge); Hirsch, F. R. (Fred R.); Gandara, D. R. (David R.); Morgan, G. (Gilberto); Novello, S. (Silvia); Garassino, M. C. (Mariana-Chiara); Mountzios, G. (Giannis); Leighl, N. B. (Natasha B.); Bretel, D. (Denisse); Arrieta, Ó. (Óscar); Addeo, A. (Alfredo); Liu, S. V. (Stephen V.); Corrales, L. (Luis); Subbiah, V. (Vivek); Aboitiz, F. (Francisco); Villarroel-Espindola, F. (Franz); Reyes-Cosmelli, F. (Felipe); Morales, R. (Ricardo); Mahave, M. (Mauricio); Raez, L. (Luis); Alatorre, J. (Jorge); Santos, E. (Edgardo); Ubillos, L. (Luis); Tan, D. S. W. (Daniel S. W.); Zielinski, C. (Christoph)

Keywords:

War
Ukraine
3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants

Issue Date:

2022

Publisher Version:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35994695/

ISSN:

2687-8941

Note:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License

Citation:

Caglevic, C.; Rolfo, C.; Gil-Bazo, I. (Ignacio); et al. "The armed conflict and the impact on patients with cancer in Ukraine: urgent considerations". JCO Global Oncology. 8, 2022, e2200123

Abstract

On February 24, 2022, a war began within the Ukrainian borders. At least 3.0 million Ukrainian inhabitants have already fled the country. Critical infrastructure, including hospitals, has been damaged. Children with cancer were urgently transported to foreign countries, in an effort to minimize interruption of their life-saving treatments. Most adults did not have that option. War breeds cancer-delaying diagnosis, preventing treatment, and increasing risk. We project that a modest delay in care of only 4 months for five prevalent types of cancer will lead to an excess of over 3,600 cancer deaths in the subsequent years. It is critical that we establish plans to mitigate that risk as soon as possible.

URI:

https://hdl.handle.net/10171/66522

DOI:

10.1200/GO.22.00123

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DA - CUN - Oncología médica - Artículos de revista

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