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This story was originally published on March 25, 2020. As part of MedPage Today s review of top stories in 2020, we are republishing it, along with an update on the COVID-19 pandemic s impact on cancer care within the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, reviewing subsequent developments since.
While having an unprecedented impact on all aspects of the nation s healthcare system, the COVID-19 pandemic created unique circumstances and challenges for cancer care, according to authors of a review from the early U.S. epicenter in metropolitan Seattle.
The first confirmed U.S. case of COVID-19 was reported on Jan. 20 in Snohomish County, about an hour north of Seattle. The first COVID-19 death in the country occurred there, as well.