Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gastric Cancer Screening in South Korea: Results From the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey (2017-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly disrupted cancer screening services worldwide. We aimed to measure the impact of COVID-19 on gastric cancer screening rates based on age, sex, household income, and residential area.

Materials and methods

We analyzed data from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey from 2017 to 2021 for adults aged 40-74 years. We evaluated the gastric cancer screening rate within two years in accordance with the National Cancer Screening Program protocol recommendations and that within the previous year. We compared the trends in the pre- and post-COVID-19 outbreak periods.

Results

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, there was little change in the gastric cancer screening rates until 2019. After the COVID-19 ou

SUBMITTER: Lee K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633925 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature