An umbrella review of systematic reviews on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention and management, and patient needs

T Muka, JJX Li, SJ Farahani, JPA Ioannidis - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The COVID-19 pandemic led to relocation and reconstruction of health care resources and
systems, and to a decrease in healthcare utilization, and this may have affected the …

Global association of COVID-19 pandemic measures with cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Teglia, M Angelini, L Astolfi, G Casolari… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Public health services, including cancer screening tests, have been affected by
the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic. Objective To investigate the pandemic's association …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncology care and clinical trials

JK Ali, JC Riches - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The coronavirus pandemic has had a considerable impact on all parts of
society. Unsurprisingly, healthcare has been particularly affected, including cancer care and …

Cancer screening disparities before and after the COVID-19 pandemic

AK Lofters, F Wu, E Frymire, T Kiran… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer–screening disparities existed prior to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and it is unclear whether those have changed since the pandemic …

Rates of follow-up colonoscopy after a positive stool-based screening test result for colorectal cancer among health care organizations in the US, 2017-2020

JT Mohl, EL Ciemins, LA Miller-Wilson… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Noninvasive stool-based screening tests (SBTs) are effective alternatives to
colonoscopy. However, a positive SBT result requires timely follow-up colonoscopy (FU-CY) …

Colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

M Rottoli, A Gori, G Pellino, ME Flacco… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Delays in screening programs and the reluctance of patients to seek medical
attention because of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 could be associated with the risk of more …

State-of-the-art review on immersive virtual reality interventions for colonoscopy-induced anxiety and pain

MA Găină, AS Szalontay, G Ștefănescu… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Colonoscopy related fear impairs the current gold standard screening of
colorectal cancer. Compared to other minimally invasive procedures for cancer screening …

Reduction in standard cancer screening in 2020 throughout the US

LK Dennis, CH Hsu, AK Arrington - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on health care
including cancer screening. We examined 2020 compared to the 2014–2019 cancer …

Racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening and outcomes

MR McLeod, A Galoosian… - Hematology/Oncology …, 2022 - hemonc.theclinics.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality have decreased during the last several
decades, yet CRC remains the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths a UCLA …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in health care access and preventive health screenings by race and ethnicity

C Alba, ZN Zheng, RK Wadhera - JAMA Health Forum, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented disruptions in health care. Little
is known about whether health care access and preventive health screenings among US …