- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on population-based cancer registry. Soerjomataram I, Bardot A, Aitken J, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Steliarova-Foucher E, et al. Int J Cancer, Published online 3 September 2021
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence, time of diagnosis and delivery of healthcare among paediatric oncology patients in Germany in 2020: Evidence from the German Childhood Cancer Registry and a qualitative survey. Erdmann F, Wellbrock M, Trübenbach C, Spix C, Schrappe M, Schüz J, et al. Lancet Reg Health Eur, Published online 18 August 2021
- Body mass index and risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation, and death: a cohort study of 2 524 926 Catalans. Recalde M, Pistillo A, Fernandez-Bertolin S, Roel E, Aragon M, Freisling H, Prieto-Alhambra D, Burn E, Duarte-Salles T. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jul 23:dgab546. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab546. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34297116 Free PMC article. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Hazard ratios (HR) for each outcome. RESULTS: We included 2 524 926 participants. After 67 days of follow-up, 57 443 individuals were diagnosed with COVID-19, 10 862 were hospitalised with COVID-19, and 2467 had a subseque …
- Laboratory Readiness and Response for SARS-Cov-2 in Indonesia. Aisyah DN, Mayadewi CA, Igusti G, Manikam L, Adisasmito W, Kozlakidis Z. Front Public Health. 2021 Jul 19;9:705031. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.705031. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34350153 Free PMC article. Review. The laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection comprises the informational cornerstone in the effort to contain the infections. …It discusses the success of cross-sectoral collaboration among previously siloed national and sub-national government institut …
- Characteristics and Outcomes of Over 300,000 COVID-19 individuals with history of cancer in the United States and Spain. Roel E, Pistillo A, Recalde M, Sena AG, Fernandez-Bertolin S, Aragon M, Puente D, Ahmed WU, Alghoul H, Alser O, Alshammari TM, Areia C, Blacketer C, Carter W, Casajust P, Culhane AC, Dawoud D, DeFalco F, DuVall SL, Falconer T, Golozar A, Gong M, Hester L, Hripcsak G, Tan EH, Jeon H, Jonnagaddala J, Lai LY, Lynch KE, Matheny ME, Morales DR, Natarajan K, Nyberg F, Ostropolets A, Posada JD, Prats-Uribe A, Reich CG, Rivera DR, Schilling LM, Soerjomataram I, Shah K, Shah NH, Shen Y, Spotnitz M, Subbian V, Suchard MA, Trama A, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Ryan PB, Prieto-Alhambra D, Kostka K, Duarte-Salles T. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Jul 16:cebp.EPI-21-0266-E.2021. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0266. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34272262 Free article. BACKGROUND: We described the demographics, cancer subtypes, comorbidities, and outcomes of patients with a history of cancer and COVID-19. Secondly, we compared patients hospitalized with COVID-19 to patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and p …
- Endothelial Senescence and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a COVID-19 Based Hypothesis. Sfera A, Osorio C, Zapata Martín Del Campo CM, Pereida S, Maurer S, Maldonado JC, Kozlakidis Z. Front Cell Neurosci. 2021 Jun 25;15:673217. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.673217. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34248502 Free PMC article. Viral infections are believed to initiate the pathogenesis of this syndrome although the definite proof remains elusive. With the unfolding of COVID-19 pandemic, the interest in this condition has resurfaced as excessive tiredness, a major complaint of patients infe …
- A short report of Biosafety and Biobanking: current understanding and knowledge gaps. Roux J, Zeghidi M, Villar S, Kozlakidis Z. Biosaf Health. 2021 Jun 19. doi: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2021.06.003. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34179747 Free PMC article. Infectious disease outbreaks, such as ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19), can constitute major global health threats with far-reaching consequences. …While the current publications reflect a broad alignment with existing standards and best practices in the biob …
- Leveraging vertical COVID-19 investments to improve monitoring of cancer screening programme – a case study from Bangladesh. Basu P, Lucas E, Zhang L, Muwonge R, Murillo R, Nessa A. Prev Med, Published online 20 May, 2021.
- Cancer Screening in the Coronavirus Pandemic Era: Adjusting to a New Situation. Basu P, Alhomoud S, Taghavi K, Carvalho AL, Lucas E, Baussano I. JCO Global Oncology no. 7 (2021) 416-424. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00033 Published online March 30, 2021.
- The hidden curve behind COVID-19 outbreak: the impact of delay in treatment initiation in cancer patients and how to mitigate the additional risk of dying—the head and neck cancer model. Matos LL, Forster CHQ, Marta GN, Castro Junior G, Ridge JA, Hirata D, et al. Cancer Causes Control. 2021 Mar 11;1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10552-021-01411-7. PMID: 33704627
- Cross-sectional survey of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening programmes in selected low- and middle-income countries: study from the IARC COVID-19 impact study group. Villain P, Carvalho AL, Lucas E, Mosquera I, Zhang L, Muwonge R, Selmouni F, Sauvaget C, Basu P; IARC COVID-19 impact study group. Int J Cancer. 2021 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33500. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33533501
- Food availability, accessibility and dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey. Jafri A, Mathe N, Aglago EK, Konyole SO, Ouedraogo M, Audain K, Zongo U, Laar AK, Johnson J, Sanou D. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Mar 5:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021000987. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33663623
- Early cancer diagnosis: reaching targets across whole populations amidst setbacks. McCormack V, Aggarwal A. Br J Cancer. 2021 Mar;124(7):1181-1182. doi: 10.1038/s41416-021-01276-2. Epub 2021 Feb 9. PMID: 33558710
- Eliminating cervical cancer in the COVID-19 era. Ginsburg, O., Basu, P., Kapambwe, S. et al. Nat Cancer 2, 133–134 (2021). doi: 10.1038/s43018-021-00178-9
- Cross-sectional survey of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening programmes in selected low- and middle-income countries: study from the IARC COVID-19 impact study group. Villain P, Carvalho AL, Lucas E, Mosquera I, Zhang L, Muwonge R, Selmouni F, Sauvaget C, Basu P; IARC COVID-19 impact study group. Int J Cancer. 2021 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33500. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33533501
- Corrigendum to: Risk factors for positive and negative COVID-19 tests: a cautious and in-depth analysis of UK Biobank data. Nalini M, Khoshnia M, Kamangar F, Sharafkhah M, Poustchi H, Pourshams A, Roshandel G, Gharavi S, Zahedi M, Norouzi A, Sotoudeh M, Nikmanesh A, Brennan P, Boffetta P, Dawsey SM, Abnet CC, Malekzadeh R, Etemadi A. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Dec 27:dyaa268. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa268. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3336760
- A spatial-temporal description of the SARS-CoV-2 infections in Indonesia during the first six months of outbreak. Aisyah DN, Mayadewi CA, Diva H, Kozlakidis Z, Siswanto, Adisasmito W. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 22;15(12):e0243703. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243703. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33351801
- Mitigating COVID-19 Impact on the Portuguese Population Mental Health: The Opportunity That Lies in Digital Mental Health. Mendes-Santos C, Andersson G, Weiderpass E, Santana R. Front Public Health. 2020 Nov 16;8:553345. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.553345. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33313033
- Biobanking in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Part 2. A Set of Tool Implementation Case Studies. Allocca CM, Snapes E, Albert M, Bledsoe MJ, Castelhano MG, De Wilde M, Furuta K, Kozlakidis Z, Martin D, Martins A, McCall SJ, Schacter B. Biopreserv Biobank. 2020 Dec;18(6):547-560. doi: 10.1089/bio.2020.0083. Epub 2020 Nov 18. PMID: 33226280
- Biobanking in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Part 1. How Early Experiences Can Translate into Actionable Wisdom. Allocca CM, Bledsoe MJ, Albert M, Anisimov SV, Bravo E, Castelhano MG, Cohen Y, De Wilde M, Furuta K, Kozlakidis Z, Martin D, Martins A, McCall S, Morrin H, Pugh RS, Schacter B, Simeon-Dubach D, Snapes E. Biopreserv Biobank. 2020 Dec;18(6):533-546. doi: 10.1089/bio.2020.0082. Epub 2020 Nov 6. PMID: 33164554
- Coronavirus and Biobanking: The Collective Global Experiences of the First Wave and Bracing During the Second. Henderson MK, Kozlakidis Z. Biopreserv Biobank. 2020 Dec;18(6):481-482. doi: 10.1089/bio.2020.29077.mjk. Epub 2020 Nov 3. PMID: 33147072
- Estimating total excess mortality during a COVID-19 outbreak in Stockholm, Sweden. Pimenoff VN, Elfström M, Baussano I, Björnstedt M, Dillner J. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 18:ciaa1593. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1593. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33070183
- Considerations for diagnostic COVID-19 tests. Vandenberg O, Martiny D, Rochas O, van Belkum A, Kozlakidis Z. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2020 Oct 14:1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41579-020-00461-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33057203
- A Citizen Science Facemask Experiment and Educational Modules to Improve Coronavirus Safety in Communities and Schools. Eichler SE, Hopperton AP, Alava JJ, Pereira A Jr, Ahmed R, Kozlakidis Z, Ilic S, Rodriguez-Palacios A. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Sep 3;7:486. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00486. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33015086
- COVID-19 in Latin America: a first glance to the mortality. Muñoz N. Colomb Med (Cali). 2020 Jun 30;51(2):e4366. doi: 10.25100/cm.v51i2.4366. PMID: 33012894
- The Responses of Biobanks to COVID-19. Henderson MK, Kozlakidis Z, Fachiroh J, Wiafe Addai B, Xu X, Ezzat S, Wagner H, Marques MMC, Yadav BK. Biopreserv Biobank. 2020 Dec;18(6):483-491. doi: 10.1089/bio.2020.29074.mkh. Epub 2020 Aug 31. PMID: 32871085
- Healthcare Transformation in the Post-Coronavirus Pandemic Era. Jazieh AR, Kozlakidis Z. Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Jul 28;7:429. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00429. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32850915
- Global health and data-driven policies for emergency responses to infectious disease outbreaks. Kozlakidis Z, Abduljawad J, Al Khathaami AM, Schaper L, Stelling J. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 Nov;8(11):e1361-e1363. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30361-2. Epub 2020 Aug 10. PMID: 32791118
- Tackling cervical cancer in Europe amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Arbyn M, Bruni L, Kelly D, Basu P, Poljak M, Gultekin M, Bergeron C, Ritchie D, Weiderpass E. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Aug;5(8):e425. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30122-5. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32673570
- The European response to the WHO call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. Arbyn M, Gultekin M, Morice P, Nieminen P, Cruickshank M, Poortmans P, Kelly D, Poljak M, Bergeron C, Ritchie D, Schmidt D, Kyrgiou M, Van den Bruel A, Bruni L, Basu P, Bray F, Weiderpass E. Int J Cancer. 2021 Jan 15;148(2):277-284. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33189. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32638362
- Healthcare Systems Need to be Organized to Fight two Pandemics Simultaneously Basu P. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, 5 (Suppl 1), 1-3. doi: 10.31557/APJCC.2020.5.S1.1.1-3. Epub 2020 Jul 1.
- Clinical Characteristics of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Infected with COVID-19 in South Italy. Di Lorenzo G, Buonerba L, Ingenito C, Crocetto F, Buonerba C, Libroia A, Sciarra A, Ragone G, Sanseverino R, Iaccarino S, Napodano G, Imbimbo C, Leo E, Kozlakidis Z, De Placido S. Oncology. 2020;98(10):743-747. doi: 10.1159/000509434. Epub 2020 Jun 22. PMID: 32570240
- COVID 19 therapies and anti-cancer drugs: A systematic review of recent literature. Di Lorenzo G, Di Trolio R, Kozlakidis Z, Busto G, Ingenito C, Buonerba L, Ferrara C, Libroia A, Ragone G, Ioio CD, Savastano B, Polverino M, De Falco F, Iaccarino S, Leo E. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2020 Aug;152:102991. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.102991. Epub 2020 May 21. PMID: 32544802
- Prevention is life- and cost-saving. Baussano I, Sankaranarayanan R, Weiderpass E. Prev Med. 2020 Sep;138:106150. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106150. Epub 2020 May 27. PMID: 32473263
- Antibody Tests in Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Meta-Analysis. Kontou PI, Braliou GG, Dimou NL, Nikolopoulos G, Bagos PG. Diagnostics (Basel). 2020 May 19;10(5):319. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10050319. PMID: 32438677
- COVID-19 pandemic: Effects and evidence-based recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice. Kowalski LP, Sanabria A, Ridge JA, Ng WT, de Bree R, Rinaldo A, Takes RP, Mäkitie AA, Carvalho AL, Bradford CR, Paleri V, Hartl DM, Vander Poorten V, Nixon IJ, Piazza C, Lacy PD, Rodrigo JP, Guntinas-Lichius O, Mendenhall WM, D’Cruz A, Lee AWM, Ferlito A. Head Neck. 2020 Jun;42(6):1259-1267. doi: 10.1002/hed.26164. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32270581