Monday, 6 June 2022

Study finds COVID-19 pandemic reduced breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screenings by millions in 2020

New statistics recently released by the American Cancer Society indicate that screening for breast cancer as dropped 6% (2.13 million), while screening for cervical cancer is done by 11% (4.47 million) in the United States.  Believed to be the first study to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using population-based data, the findings further revealed a 17% drop among Hispanic women undergoing cervical cancer screening, while 27% fewer Asian/Pacific women attended breast cancer screening, "the largest drop for any race."   

To read more about this study, click here


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