Flemish population-based cancer screening programs: impact of COVID-19 related shutdown on short-term key performance indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening programs were disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to estimate the short-term impact of the temporary shutdown (from March until May- June) of the cancer screening programs invitations in Flanders (Belgium) by looking at invitation coverage, percentage of people screened after invitation and the screening interval.

Methods

Yearly invitation coverage was calculated as the number of people who received an invitation, as a proportion of the people who should have received an invitation that year. Weekly response to the invitation was calculated as the number of people who were screened within 40 days of their date of invitation, as a percentage of the people who received an invitation that wee

SUBMITTER: Jidkova S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature