Attitudes toward cancer screening in regional Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: An anonymous survey.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has raised concerns about the impact of delayed health check-ups and cancer screenings on cancer diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to investigate the awareness of cancer patients on future screening measures during the pandemic in rural Japan. An anonymized open-data survey was undertaken in Fukui Prefecture, a rural region of Japan, in 2021. Participants were asked about their cancer screening history, screening frequency during the pandemic, and reasons for not undergoing screening. Among the 1262 respondents, the proportion of patients who underwent cancer screening in 2020 during the pandemic was similar to the proportion who underwent regular (annual or biannual) screening in 2019 before the pandemic. Of those who underwent regular s

SUBMITTER: Inoue D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551611 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature