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Data from the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry were used to study changes in stage and treatment (receipt, guideline concordance and timeliness) comparing the pre\u2010COVID period (1 January 2019\u201331 March 2020) with the COVID era (1 Apr 2020\u201331 Dec 2021).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the COVID era, 298 (95% CI 217\u2013379) fewer Victorians were diagnosed with lung cancer than expected. Comparing the COVID era with the pre\u2010COVID period, no differences were detected in clinical stage at diagnosis, proportion receiving treatment, guideline concordance and timeliness measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared to the expected number of diagnoses, 5% fewer lung cancer diagnoses were observed in 2020 and 2021 combined. 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