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Cancer Screening in the United States During the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Jessica StarPriti BandiRebecca L SiegelXuesong HanAdair K MinihanRobert A SmithAhmedin Jemal
Published in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2023)
Past-year screening prevalence for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer among age-eligible adults in the United States continued to be lower than prepandemic levels in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing the importance of return to screening health system outreach and media campaigns. The large increase in stool testing emphasizes the role of home-based screening during health care system disruptions.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • risk factors
  • young adults
  • lymph node metastasis