1581P Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with head and neck cancer assisted in a public cancer center in Brazil

Abstract

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 400,000 Brazilians have died and its impact on other diseases is yet to be revealed. Due to contingency strategies, there was a significant reduction in screening programs and this will probably affect cancer treatment outcomes. There is no updated national data regarding the real impact on delaying diagnosis and cancer treatment in Brazil. Objective: To analyze whether the COVID-19 pandemic impacted delaying cancer treatment, yielding more advanced cases as analyzing patients’ clinical features before oncological treatment.