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Pandemic Care Disruptions Linked to Significant Decline in Short-Term Cancer Survival and 17,000 Excess Deaths
A population-based cohort study using SEER-21 data reveals that patients diagnosed with cancer during 2020 and 2021 experienced significantly lower 1-year cause-specific survival rates compared to prepandemic trends, resulting in an estimated 17,390 excess cancer-related deaths.
