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Cancer mortality during covid-19
Distinguishing between direct and indirect consequences of covid-19
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2377 (Published 15 June 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2377
- Jonine D Figueroa, epidemiologist,
- Paul M Brennan, clinical lecturer and honorary specialist registrar in neurosurgery,
- Evropi Theodoratou, professor and personal chair of cancer epidemiology and global health,
- Michael T C Poon, neurosurgical trainee and Cancer Research UK clinical fellow,
- Karin Purshouse, clinical lecturer in medical oncology,
- Farhat V N Din, CRUK clinician scientist,
- Kai Jin, doctor and data scientist,
- Ines Mesa-Eguiagaray, doctoral fellow,
- Malcolm G Dunlop, professor of coloproctology and consultant colorectal surgeon,
- Peter S Hall, reader in cancer informatics and health economics,
- David Cameron, professor of medical oncology,
- Sarah H Wild, professor of epidemiology,
- Cathie L M Sudlow, personal chair of neurology and clinical epidemiology
- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- jonine.figueroa{at}ed.ac.uk
Analysing trends in cause specific excess deaths provides useful information on the consequences of the covid-19 pandemic. Lai and colleagues call for real time weekly data on cause specific mortality as these data are currently delayed in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.12 In England, over 25% of all deaths are registered more than one week after death, and around 10% registered more than two weeks …
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