Education and Information to Improve Adherence to Screening for Breast, Colorectal, and Cervical Cancer-Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between adherence to cancer screening programs and earlier diagnosis of the 14 most common types of cancers in the adult population, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. National data concerning number of admissions and operations in Italy for adult patients admitted with oncologic problems during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 to 2022) and in the pre-pandemic period (2015 to 2019) were analyzed. We selected 14 types of cancer that present the most common indications for surgery in Italy. This study included 1,365,000 adult patients who had surgery for the 14 most common types of cancer in the period 2015-2022, and interviews concerning adherence rates to screening for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer were conducted for 1

SUBMITTER: Gabriele R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11394549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature