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A national quality improvement study identifying and addressing cancer screening deficits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rachel Hae-Soo JoungHeidi NelsonTimothy W MullettScott H KurtzmanSarah ShafirJames B HarrisKatharine A YaoBrian C BrajcichKarl Y BilimoriaWilliam G Cance
Published in: Cancer (2022)
When national resources were provided, including methods to calculate local screening deficits, 748 cancer programs promptly enrolled in a national Return-to-Screening study, and the majority identified local screening deficits, most notably in colorectal cancer. Using these results, 814 quality improvement projects were initiated with the potential to add 70,000 screening tests in 2021. Meaning: Cancer screening is still in need of urgent attention, and the online resources that we provide may help to close critical screening deficits.
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