Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening in a large midwestern United States academic medical center.
Kimberly J JohnsonCaitlin P O'ConnellR J WakenJustin M BarnesPublished in: PloS one (2024)
These data suggest a short-term pandemic effect on screening mammograms of ~2 months with no evidence of disparities. However, we observed racial/ethnic disparities in screening mammogram returns during the pandemic that may be at least partially pre-existing. These results may inform future pandemic planning and continued efforts to eliminate mammogram screening disparities.