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Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer: A systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 on patient care.
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- The effect of healthcare disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic on colposcopy services and practice: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
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- Role of mesenchymal stem cells and their derived exosomes in cervical cancer: Bidirectional mechanisms and research progress (Review).Oncology letters · 2026Review
- The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Lesson: WHO Actions Versus the Expectations of Medical Staff-Evidence from Poland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- HPV-Independent Cervical Cancer-A New Challenge of Modern Oncology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Changes in Breast and Cervical Cancer Incidence by Stage at Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Utah.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of esophageal cancer: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Biomarker research · 2025Article
- Global, regional, and national burden of ovarian cancer attributable to high body mass index, 1990-2021: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer: a cross-sectional study, Brazil, 2016-2020.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- All-Cause and Cause-Specific Excess Mortality During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic in North-East of Iran: Reiterating the Significance of High-Quality Healthcare Systems.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional assessment of cervical cancer vaccination and screening among women of reproductive age living with HIV in North Central States, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Assessing the global implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cervical cancer elimination initiative.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to sexual and reproductive health services for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities in Canada: a qualitative study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2024Article
- Predictive models for personalized precision medical intervention in spontaneous regression stages of cervical precancerous lesions.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Use of concept mapping to inform a participatory engagement approach for implementation of evidence-based HPV vaccination strategies in safety-net clinics.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer and Precursor Lesions-A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Breast and cervical cancer screenings across gender identity: results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
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- How COVID-19 has changed the utilization of different health care services in Poland.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer screening participation, abnormal cytology prevalence and screening interval in Catalonia.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare services, including cervical cancer management, and an increased burden for this condition is expected. This systematic review synthetizes the available evidence on the impact of the pandemic on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. Searches were performed on PubMed, Embase, and Scopus for relevant studies on these topics with the purpose of comparing service access and care delivery before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the methodological heterogeneity among the studies, findings were narratively discussed. Of the 715 screened titles and abstracts, 33 articles were included, corresponding to 42 reports that covered the outcomes of interest: vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) (6 reports), cancer screening (19), diagnosis (8), and treatment (8). Seven studies observed reductions in HPV vaccination uptake and coverage during COVID-19. Reports on cervical screening and cancer diagnosis activities showed a substantial impact of the pandemic on access to screening services and diagnostic procedures. All but one study that investigated cervical cancer treatment reported changes in the number of women with cervical lesions who received treatments, as well as treatment delay and interruption. With a major impact during the first wave in 2020, COVID-19 and restriction measures resulted in a substantial disruption in cervical cancer prevention and management, with declines in screening and delays in treatment. Taken together, findings from this systematic review calls for urgent policy interventions for recovering cervical cancer prevention and care.
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