The impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening and treatment in older adults: The Multiethnic Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the health and day-to-day life of individuals, especially the elderly and people with certain pre-existing medical conditions, including cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate how COVID-19 impacted access to cancer screenings and treatment, by studying the participants in the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) study.

Methods

The MEC has been following over 215,000 residents of Hawai'i and Los Angeles for the development of cancer and other chronic diseases since 1993-1996. It includes men and women of five racial and ethnic groups: African American, Japanese American, Latino, Native Hawaiian, and White. In 2020, surviving participants were sent an invitation to complete an online survey on the impact of C

SUBMITTER: Mak VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642961 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature