Will initial consultation patterns among undiagnosed cancer patients be the same after this COVID-19 pandemic? Experiences from the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan

J Glob Health. 2020 Dec;10(2):020343. doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020343.

Authors

Akihiko Ozaki¹, Toyoaki Sawano², Hiroaki Saito³, Tetsuya Tanimoto⁴, Masaharu Tsubokura⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan.
² Department of Surgery, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
⁴ Medical Governance Research Institute, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
⁵ Department of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / epidemiology
Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Long Term Adverse Effects*
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Neoplasms / etiology*
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
Undiagnosed Diseases*