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Seasonal Patterns and Implications of Cancer Diagnosis Across Calendar Months

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.33385

September 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study characterizes seasonal variations in the proportion of cancer diagnoses in the US across the calendar year and discusses the implications of these patterns.

Corresponding Author: Thomas J. George, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610 (tgeorge@ufl.edu).

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