• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer incidence and tumor stage in the Netherlands and Norway: A population-based study 

      Eijkelboom, Anouk H.; de Munck, Linda; Larsen, Marthe; Bijlsma, Maarten J.; Tjan-Heijnen, Vivianne C.G.; van Gils, Carla H.; Broeders, Mireille J.M.; Nygård, Jan Franz; Lobbes, Marc B.I.; Helsper, Charles W.; Pijnappel, Ruud M.; Strobbe, Luc J.A.; Wesseling, Jelle; Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen; Siesling, Sabine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-27)
      Background - Comparing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of newly diagnosed breast tumors and their tumor stage between the Netherlands and Norway will help us understand the effect of differences in governmental and social reactions towards the pandemic.<p< <p>Methods - Women newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017–2021 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry and ...
    • Prolonged screening interval due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with tumor characteristics and treatment; a register-based study from BreastScreen Norway 

      Eijkelboom, Anouk H.; Larsen, Marthe; Siesling, Sabine; Nygård, Jan Franz; Hofvind, Solveig Sand-Hanssen; de Munck, Linda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-11)
      Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic Norway had to suspend its national breast cancer screening program. We aimed to investigate the effect of the pandemic-induced suspension on the screening interval, and its subsequent association with the tumor characteristics and treatment of screen-detected (SDC) and interval breast cancer (IC).<p> <p>Methods: Information about women aged 50–69, participating ...