Cancer Screening Recommendations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer screening tests are recommended to prevent cancer-associated mortality by detecting precancerous and cancerous lesions in early stages. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the use of preventive health care services. Although there was an increase in the number of cancer screening tests beginning in late 2020, screenings remained 29% to 36% lower than in the prepandemic era.

Objective

The aim of this review is to assist health care providers in identifying approaches for prioritizing patients and increasing breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening during the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We used the scoping review framework to identify articles on PubMed and EBSCO databases. A total of 403 articles were identified, and 23 articles

SUBMITTER: Shah SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8914792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature