Examining the impact of COVID-19 disruptions on population-based breast cancer screening in Ireland.
Jessica O'DriscollTherese MooneyPaul KearneyYvonne WilliamsSuzanne LynchAlissa ConnorsAideen LarkeSorcha McNallyAnn O'DohertyLaura MurphyKathleen E BennettPatricia FitzpatrickMaeve MulloolyFidelma FlanaganPublished in: Journal of medical screening (2024)
These findings demonstrate signs of a grade change for screen-detected invasive breast cancers early in the pandemic, with recovery evident in 2021, and without an increase in nodal positivity. Future studies are needed to determine the COVID-19 impact on long-term breast cancer outcomes including mortality.