Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed health services, including delays in diagnosing and beginning of cancer treatment. Objective: To analyze and compare the number of salivary gland cancer (SGC) case registrations, staging and time to start treatment (TT) from 2019 to 2022 in Brazil. Met...
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed health services, including delays in diagnosing and beginning of cancer treatment. Objective: To analyze and compare the number of salivary gland cancer (SGC) case registrations, staging and time to start treatment (TT) from 2019 to 2022 in Brazil. Method: Data on SGC registrations, gender, age group, type of treatment, staging, and TT were collected from the Oncology Panel. A descriptive analysis of the variables was carried out and the Friedman test was used to compare the number of SGC, staging, and TT records of the years analyzed (p < 0.05), using SPSS v.22.0. Results: For the period investigated, SGC records were more prevalent in males from the fifth decade of life onwards; surgery and radiotherapy were the most frequent therapeutic modalities, and stages IV and III were the most prevalent whenever staging was recorded. TT < 30 days was predominant in all periods, followed by TT > 60 days. SGC, staging and TT records showed median variations between pre- and trans-pandemic periods, but without statistically significant differences (p > 0.05). Conclusion: No significant differences were identified in SGC, staging, and TT records in Brazilian states before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results suggest that the Brazilian public health system managed to maintain consistent cancer care, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bcb9893fd0664ab99a246a9f0575909f2025-08-20T01:50:29ZengInstituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA)Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia0034-71162176-97452025-03-0171210.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2025v71n2.4800Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in BrazilVitória Ferreira Leite 0Débora Rosana Alves Braga Silva Montagnoli 1Yasmim Silva Godoy2Alex Júnio Silva Cruz 3Maria Cássia Ferreira Aguiar4Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu 5Renata Castro Martins6Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Patologia Clínica e Cirurgia Dentária. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Odontologia Comunitária e Preventiva. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Odontologia, Departamento de Odontologia Comunitária e Preventiva. Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil. Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed health services, including delays in diagnosing and beginning of cancer treatment. Objective: To analyze and compare the number of salivary gland cancer (SGC) case registrations, staging and time to start treatment (TT) from 2019 to 2022 in Brazil. Method: Data on SGC registrations, gender, age group, type of treatment, staging, and TT were collected from the Oncology Panel. A descriptive analysis of the variables was carried out and the Friedman test was used to compare the number of SGC, staging, and TT records of the years analyzed (p < 0.05), using SPSS v.22.0. Results: For the period investigated, SGC records were more prevalent in males from the fifth decade of life onwards; surgery and radiotherapy were the most frequent therapeutic modalities, and stages IV and III were the most prevalent whenever staging was recorded. TT < 30 days was predominant in all periods, followed by TT > 60 days. SGC, staging and TT records showed median variations between pre- and trans-pandemic periods, but without statistically significant differences (p > 0.05). Conclusion: No significant differences were identified in SGC, staging, and TT records in Brazilian states before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results suggest that the Brazilian public health system managed to maintain consistent cancer care, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4800Mouth NeoplasmsSalivary Glands NeoplasmsTime to TreatmentCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Vitória Ferreira Leite Débora Rosana Alves Braga Silva Montagnoli Yasmim Silva Godoy Alex Júnio Silva Cruz Maria Cássia Ferreira Aguiar Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu Renata Castro Martins Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia Mouth Neoplasms Salivary Glands Neoplasms Time to Treatment COVID-19 |
| title | Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil |
| title_full | Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil |
| title_short | Analysis of Salivary Gland Cancer before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil |
| title_sort | analysis of salivary gland cancer before and during the covid 19 pandemic in brazil |
| topic | Mouth Neoplasms Salivary Glands Neoplasms Time to Treatment COVID-19 |
| url | https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4800 |
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