Castanon, Alejandra Green, Leonardo I. Sasieni, Peter
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• Upper age of cervical screening is largely based on expert opinion and modelling. • Women with a screening test every five-years between age 50–64y have a low subsequent risk of cervical cancer. • Those with abnormal tests aged 50-59y and no test 60-64y have the highest risk (10 in 1000). • For women with no test at age 50-59y, one test between a...
Fisher-Borne, Marcie Isher-Witt, Jennifer Comstock, Sara Perkins, Rebecca B.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to decreases in breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screenings between 86 and 94% compared to three-year averages. These postponed screenings have created backlogs that systems will need to address as healthcare facilities re-open for preventive care. The American Cancer Society is leading a 17-month interv...
Sprague, Brian L. O'Meara, Ellen S. Lee, Christoph I. Lee, Janie M. Henderson, Louise M. Buist, Diana S.M. Alsheik, Nila Macarol, Teresita Perry, Hannah Tosteson, Anna N.A.
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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted breast cancer screening and diagnostic imaging in the United States. We sought to evaluate how medical facilities prioritized breast imaging services during periods of reduced capacity or upon re-opening after closures. In fall 2020, we surveyed 77 breast imaging facilities within the Breast Cancer Surveillance Conso...
Jen, Grace Hsiao-Hsuan Yen, Amy Ming-Fang Hsu, Chen-Yang Chiu, Han-Mo Chen, Sam Li-Sheng Chen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi
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COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected regular public health interventions including population-based cancer screening. Impacts of such screening delays on the changes in structure and screening process and the resultant long-term outcomes are unknown. It is therefore necessary to develop a systematic framework to assess theses impacts related to ...
Franco, Eduardo L. Shinder, Gayle A. Volesky, Karena D. Shapiro, Samantha B. MacCosham, Aaron
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Figueroa, Jonine D. Gray, Ewan Pashayan, Nora Deandrea, Silvia Karch, Andre Vale, Diama Bhadra Elder, Kenneth Procopio, Pietro van Ravesteyn, Nicolien T. Mutabi, Miriam
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The COVID-19 pandemic affects mortality and morbidity, with disruptions expected to continue for some time, with access to timely cancer-related services a concern. For breast cancer, early detection and treatment is key to improved survival and longer-term quality of life. Health services generally have been strained and in many settings with popu...
Wentzensen, Nicolas Clarke, Megan A. Perkins, Rebecca B.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on a wide range of health outcomes. Disruptions of elective health services related to cervical screening, management of abnormal screening test results, and treatment of precancers, may lead to increases in cervical cancer incidence and exacerbate existing health disparities. Modeling studies suggest that a...
Sawaya, George F. Holt, Hunter K. Lamar, Robyn Perron-Burdick, Misa Smith-McCune, Karen
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The expeditious diagnosis and treatment of high-grade cervical precancers are fundamental to cervical cancer prevention. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic healthcare systems have at times restricted in-person visits to those deemed urgent. Professional societies provided some guidance to clinicians regarding ways in which traditional cervical c...
Puricelli Perin, Douglas M. Elfström, K. Miriam Bulliard, Jean-Luc Burón, Andrea Campbell, Christine Flugelman, Anath A. Giordano, Livia Kamineni, Aruna Ponti, Antonio Rabeneck, Linda
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Screening can decrease the burden of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. The COVID-19 pandemic led many countries to suspend cancer screening services as part of their response to the pandemic. The International Cancer Screening Network (ICSN) carried out an online survey to assess the effects of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on can...
Rabeneck, Linda Saraiya, Mona
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