Interruption of cancer screening services due to COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from previous disasters.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To review the scientific literature seeking lessons for the COVID-19 era that could be learned from previous health services interruptions that affected the delivery of cancer screening services.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted up to April 17, 2020, with no restrictions on language or dates and resulted in 385 articles. Two researchers independently assessed the list and discussed any disagreements. Once a consensus was achieved for each paper, those selected were included in the review.

Results

Eleven articles were included. Three studies were based in Japan, two in the United States, one in South Korea, one in Denmark, and the remaining four offered a global perspective on interruptions in health services due to natural or human-caused disasters. N

SUBMITTER: Puricelli Perin DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8126519 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature