Vol. 20 No. 2 (2022)
Letter to the Editor

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Restrictions on Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in the Western World

Solomon Bendayan
McGill Medical School
Dr. Ivan Litvinov
Division of Dermatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

Published 2022-06-21

Keywords

  • COVID-19,
  • Skin cancer,
  • Cancer diagnosis

How to Cite

1.
Bendayan S, Lagacé F, Netchiporou E, Litvinov I. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Restrictions on Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in the Western World. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 21 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];20(2). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/946

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