ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021
Has COVID-19 Affected Cancer Screening Programs? A Systematic Review.
Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04683744 (Facilitators and Barriers to Cancer Screening), which is not on this map. Cited by 88 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Facilitators and Barriers to Cancer Screening: Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementation
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88 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- A systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening and diagnosis.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of coronavirus disease 2019 on diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2023Pooled it
- Physical and mental health outcomes of COVID-19 induced delay in oncological care: A systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- A Rapid Systematic Review on the Experiences of Cancer Survivors Residing in Rural Areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
- Strengthening preventive cancer screening in Northern Ontario, Canada: Structural supports and systemic barriers with the all nations health partners Ontario health team.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Cancer risk in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Mortality Trends in the United States Over 25 Years: A Story of Success and Inequity.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Provider and Organizational Factors Impacting Routine Cancer Screening Among Older Medicaid Enrollees.Health services research · 2026Article
- Retrospective Analysis of Long-term Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mammographic Breast Cancer Screening.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2026Article
- Evaluating the impact of health equity zones to mitigate disparities in cancer screening: study of colorectal cancer screening in rhode island.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- Changes in chronic disease prevention resources and activities in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025Article
- Gastric Cancer Surgery Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Multicenter Comparison of Prognostic Factors, Mortality, and Survival.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Modelling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer stage migration and excess mortality in Ireland.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Patient-clinician discussions on lung cancer screening in the United States before and after 2021 guidelines.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
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- Critical timing: Impact of delays to surgery on prognosis in stage I-II non-small cell lung cancer.PloS one · 2025Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Breast Cancer Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- COVID-19 pandemic impact on gynecologic cancer treatment pathways in a Finnish tertiary center.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
28 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundHealth care services across the world have been enormously affected by the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Services in oncology have been curtailed because medical services have been focused on preventing the spread of the virus and maximizing the number of available hospital beds. The present study was designed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening.
methodsDatabases such as Medline, Web of Science Core Collection (Indexes = SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, A & HCI Timespan) and Scopus were searched comprehensively for articles published until January 2021. The keywords used were COVID-19 and
resultsThe review comprised 17 publications. The impact of COVID-19 was categorized into four dimensions: a significant decline in cancer screening and pathology samples, the cancer diagnosis rate, an increase in advanced cancers, mortality rate and years of life lost (YLLs).
conclusionCancer screening programs have been clearly interrupted since the onset of the COVID-19 disease. The anticipated outcomes include delayed diagnosis and marked increases in the numbers of avoidable cancer deaths. Urgent policy interventions are needed to handle the backlog of routine diagnostic services and minimize the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients.
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