Extreme weather events have a major impact on access to cancer care .
Disruptions due to hurricanes resulted in worse outcomes in patients with Stage 3 NSCLC undergoing definitive radiotherapy ( Nogueira , 2019 )
Treatment delays or interruptions for breast , colorectal , head and neck cancers , and gynecological cancers can result in worse survival outcomes ( Man , 2018 )
Infrastructure damage due to flooding can result in loss of power , electricity , water , radiotherapy equipment , clinical facilities , medical records and access to staff , as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 . ( Man , 2018 )
Treatment delays or interruptions for breast , colorectal , head and neck cancers , and gynecological cancers can result in worse survival outcomes ( Man , 2018 )
Interruption of drug supply chains and consequent shortages , as occurred in 2018 when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico which caused the closure of factories that supplied the bulk of small volume IVs in the continental US ( Man , 2018 )
Damage to communication systems and medical record losses substantially disrupt oncology care . ( Man , 2018 )
Disruptions to cancer care can lead to a decrease in cancer screening , resulting in more patients presenting with advanced disease and an estimated increase in 10,000 excess deaths from breast or colorectal cancer ( Sharpless , 2020 )
Extreme Weather Events
Extreme weather events have a major impact on access to cancer care .
Disruptions due to hurricanes resulted in worse outcomes in patients with Stage 3 NSCLC undergoing definitive radiotherapy ( Nogueira , 2019 )
Treatment delays or interruptions for breast , colorectal , head and neck cancers , and gynecological cancers can result in worse survival outcomes ( Man , 2018 )
Infrastructure damage due to flooding can result in loss of power , electricity , water , radiotherapy equipment , clinical facilities , medical records and access to staff , as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 . ( Man , 2018 )
Treatment delays or interruptions for breast , colorectal , head and neck cancers , and gynecological cancers can result in worse survival outcomes ( Man , 2018 )
Interruption of drug supply chains and consequent shortages , as occurred in 2018 when Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico which caused the closure of factories that supplied the bulk of small volume IVs in the continental US ( Man , 2018 )
Damage to communication systems and medical record losses substantially disrupt oncology care . ( Man , 2018 )
Disruptions to cancer care can lead to a decrease in cancer screening , resulting in more patients presenting with advanced disease and an estimated increase in 10,000 excess deaths from breast or colorectal cancer ( Sharpless , 2020 )