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The lancet oncology · Jul 2022
Excess mortality in patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru: an analysis of death registry data.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct effect on patients with cancer, as reflected by the large number of COVID-19-related cancer deaths reported worldwide and the substantial decrease in cancer-related consultations during the pandemic. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer mortality in Latin American countries has not been properly estimated. The aim of this study was to analyse the excess mortality related to cancer during the pandemic in Peru, including deaths directly or indirectly attributed to COVID-19. ⋯ International Joint Laboratories Programme of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development.