Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disrupted pediatric oncology care globally, increasing demands on health care providers (HCPs) who adapted to continue care. Elizabeth R. Sniderman, et al. sought to characterize the pandemic's impact on pediatric oncology HCPs worldwide. Result shows that COVID-19 had a profound impact on the pediatric oncology workforce, creating challenging modifications to staffing and resulting in physical, psychological, and financial distress. Despite these challenges, HCPs caring for children with cancer came together to continue to provide high-quality care. More details, please click here.

Figure 1. Survey respondents and focus-group institutions. Countries represented by survey respondents (green, categorized by country income classification) and focus groups. Responses were received from 79 countries; focus groups were held in 16 countries.

When it comes to lung cancer, the statistics are grim. Only 15 percent of patients are still alive five years after diagnosis because symptoms often don’t appear until later stages, and about 70 percent of people have advanced disease at the time they’re diagnosed, according to a study published in February 2020 in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

Figure 1. The new, broader, lung cancer screening guidelines make it easier for women and Black Americans to be eligible for lung cancer screening. @ Getty Images