The impact of COVID-19 on national program of colorectal cancer screening in Tehran, Iran: a multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of the healthcare system, including prevention, treatment, rehabilitation of diseases and health education; access to essential therapies; allocation of finance & facilities to health issues, and governance of diseases, including COVID-19 and other diseases. Consequently, the burden of COVID-19 was not only attributable to the multiorgan involvement and detailed presentation of the disease but also to the inadequate management of other diseases resulting from the exclusive allocation of resources and medical personnel to the pandemic crisis. Over the mentioned period, one observed deficiency was the lack of public and official favor for conventional screening protocols. To this end, this study aims to evaluate the impact of

SUBMITTER: Sadeghi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320866 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature