Course: Socioeconomic and Racial Inequities in Breast Cancer Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Washington State
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2021-05-24
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted preventive care, including cancer screening. Studies from the United States and Europe have shown that cancer screening dropped dramatically during the pandemic,, with breast cancer screening and diagnostic mammograms falling by 58% and 38%, respectively., A United Kingdom modeling study estimated that delayed and missed screenings would likely increase breast cancer deaths, a leading cancer among women, by 7.9% to 9.6%., The adverse impact of COVID-19 on screening may differ among sociodemographic groups, given the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on underserved racial and ethnic groups and other vulnerable population groups. In this report, we used clinical data to examine differences in breast cancer screenings before and during the COVID-19 pandemic overall and among sociodemographic population groups.
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