A rapid review of COVID-19's global impact on breast cancer screening participation rates and volumes from January to December 2020.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has strained population breast mammography screening programs that aim to diagnose and treat breast cancers earlier. As the pandemic has affected countries differently, we aimed to quantify changes in breast screening volume and uptake during the first year of COVID-19 . We systematically searched Medline, the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 database, and governmental databases. Studies covering January 2020 to March 2022 were included. We extracted and analyzed data regarding study methodology, screening volume, and uptake. To assess for risk of bias, we used the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Tool. Twenty-six cross-sectional descriptive studies (focusing on 13 countries/nations) were included out of 935 independent records. Reductions in screening volu

SUBMITTER: Lee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10569787 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature