Unemployment and cancer screening: Baseline estimates to inform health care delivery in the context of COVID-19 economic distress.
Stacey A FedewaK Robin YabroffPriti BandiRobert A SmithNigar NargisZhiyuan ZhengJeffrey DropeAhmedin JemalPublished in: Cancer (2021)
Unemployment was adversely associated with up-to-date cancer screening, and this was fully explained by a lack of health insurance. Ensuring the continuation of health insurance coverage after job loss may mitigate the pandemic's economic distress and future economic downturns' impact on cancer screening.