U.S., June 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07008560) titled 'Spatiotemporal Associations Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Cancer Diagnoses in Bavaria' on May 21.
Brief Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant strain on healthcare systems worldwide and has also impacted the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In Germany, there was a notable decline in cancer diagnoses during the pandemic, partly due to delays in early detection and limited access to medical treatments.
This study examines how the number of cancer cases in Bavaria changed before and during the pandemic, taking various factors into account, such as the socioeconomic status of different regions, the age of affected...