{"id":1117,"date":"2021-10-03T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3525056_AE25056_0"},"modified":"2021-10-03T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T22:00:00","slug":"colorectal-cancer-diagnoses-dropped-over-40-during-covid-19-pandemic-new-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=1117","title":{"rendered":"Colorectal cancer diagnoses dropped over 40% during COVID-19 pandemic, new study shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en.prnasia.com\/prnasia.com-PC\/images\/logo-en-blue-in.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">VIENNA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 4, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The number of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases diagnosed fell dramatically by 40% in a year during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research presented today at UEG Week Virtual 2021 has shown. <\/p>\n<p>The research, which was conducted across multiple hospitals in <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>, compared data from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic with data from the previous year. Of 1,385 cases of CRC diagnosed over the two-year period, almost two thirds (868 cases, 62.7%) were diagnosed in the pre-pandemic year from 24,860 colonoscopies. By contrast, only 517 cases (37.3%) were diagnosed during the pandemic, which also saw a 27% drop in the number of colonoscopies performed, to 17,337.<\/p>\n<p>Those who were diagnosed with CRC between <span class=\"xn-chron\">15 March 2020<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-chron\">28 February 2021<\/span> were also older than in the pre-pandemic year, had more frequent symptoms, a greater number of complications and presented at a more advanced disease stage. <\/p>\n<p>Experts say the fall is a consequence of the suspension of screening programmes and the postponement of non-urgent colonoscopy investigations during the pandemic. Fewer cancers were identified by CRC screening in the pandemic period, with just 22 (4.3%) cases found in comparison to 182 (21%) in the pre-pandemic year. During the pandemic, more patients were diagnosed through symptoms (81.2% of diagnoses) compared with the pre-pandemic year (69%). <\/p>\n<p>Dr Mar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Domper Arnal, from the Service of Digestive Diseases, University Clinic Hospital and the Arag\u00f3n Health Research Institute (IIS Arag\u00f3n) in Zaragoza, <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>, and&nbsp;lead author of the study, commented &#8220;These are very worrying findings indeed \u2013 cases of colorectal cancer undoubtedly went undiagnosed during the pandemic. Not only were there fewer diagnoses, but those diagnosed tended to be at a later stage and suffering from more serious symptoms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There was a significant increase in the number of patients being diagnosed with serious complications \u2013 a sign of late-stage disease \u2013 with an increase in symptoms such as bowel perforation, abscesses, bowel obstruction and bleeding requiring hospital admission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Colorectal cancer is often curable if it&#8217;s caught at an early stage. Our concern is that we&#8217;re losing the opportunity to diagnose patients at this early stage, and this will have a knock-on effect on patient outcomes and survival. We are likely to see this fall out for years to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For further information, references or to request an expert interview, contact <a href=\"mailto:media@ueg.eu\" rel=\"nofollow\">media@ueg.eu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIENNA, Oct. 4, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The number of colorectal cancer (CRC) cases diagnosed fell dramatically by 40% in a year during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research presented today at UEG Week Virtual 2021 has shown. 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