%0 Journal Article
%A Jansen, Lina
%A Hermann, Silke
%A Bergbold, Susanne
%A Arndt, Volker
%T Cancer incidence trends in Baden-Württemberg (Southwest Germany) during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023).
%J Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
%V 151
%N 12
%@ 0301-1585
%C Heidelberg
%I Springer
%M DKFZ-2025-02185
%P 300
%D 2025
%Z #EA:M110#LA:M110#
%X While several countries reported an impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on cancer incidence in 2020, little is known about trends in the following years. This study examined changes in cancer incidence in Baden-Württemberg between 2015 and 2023.Data from the Baden-Württemberg Cancer Registry were used to calculate age-standardized and age-specific incidence rates for all cancers combined and for colorectal, lung, prostate, and breast cancer. Incidence rates for 2020 to 2023 were compared with those from a pre-pandemic reference period (2017-2019) and with expected rates based on modeled trends between 2015 and 2019 using standardized incidence ratios (SIRs).Among men, the age-standardized overall cancer incidence declined significantly from 734.0 per 100,000 in 2019 to 672.9-681.7 during 2020-2023. In women, incidence declined from 542.2 in 2019 to 504.3-524.4, with statistically significant reductions in 2022 and 2023. Compared to 2017-2019 levels, 14,214 fewer cases (-5.5
%K Humans
%K COVID-19: epidemiology
%K COVID-19: virology
%K Incidence
%K Male
%K Female
%K Germany: epidemiology
%K Neoplasms: epidemiology
%K Middle Aged
%K Aged
%K Registries
%K Adult
%K SARS-CoV-2: isolation & purification
%K Pandemics
%K Aged, 80 and over
%K Young Adult
%K COVID-19 (Other)
%K Cancer (Other)
%K Cancer registry (Other)
%K Germany (Other)
%K Incidence (Other)
%K Trend (Other)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:41117991
%R 10.1007/s00432-025-06349-w
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/305469