Breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: moving from disparities to health equity

I Richman, B Tessier-Sherman… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented disruptions to routine health care in the
United States. Screening mammography, a cornerstone of breast cancer control and …

Socioeconomic and racial inequities in breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington State

O Amram, J Robison, S Amiri, B Pflugeisen… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted preventive care, including cancer screening.
Studies from the United States and Europe have shown that cancer screening dropped …

[HTML][HTML] Racial and socioeconomic inequities in breast cancer screening before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of two cohorts of women 50 years+

P Monsivais, S Amiri, J Robison, C Pflugeisen… - Breast Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Routine screening mammography at two-year intervals is widely recommended
for the prevention and early detection of breast cancer for women who are 50 years+. Racial …

Trends in breast cancer screening during the COVID‐19 pandemic within a universally insured health system in the United States, 2017–2022

V Mani, A Banaag, S Munigala, A Umoh… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In the United States, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
cancer and second leading cause of cancer death in women. Early detection through …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening in a large midwestern United States academic medical center

KJ Johnson, CP O'Connell, RJ Waken, JM Barnes - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Access to breast screening mammogram services decreased during the COVID-
19 pandemic. Our objectives were to estimate: 1) the COVID-19 affected period, 2) the …

Barriers to breast cancer screening are worsened amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a review

A Tsapatsaris, K Babagbemi, MB Reichman - Clinical Imaging, 2022 - Elsevier
Disparities in screening mammography and barriers to accessing breast cancer screening
are most prevalent among racial/ethnic minority and low-income women. The significant …

Changes in mammography use by women's characteristics during the first 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic

BL Sprague, KP Lowry, DL Miglioretti… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a near-total
cessation of mammography services in the United States in mid-March 2020. It is unclear if …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to guidance for prioritizing higher risk groups for breast cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Ontario Breast Screening Program …

AM Chiarelli, MJ Walker… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Breast cancer screening in Ontario, Canada, was deferred during the first wave
of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a prioritization framework to resume services according to …

Trends in breast cancer screening in a safety-net hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

AI Velazquez, JH Hayward, B Gregory… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
National estimates project COVID-19 negatively influenced cancer screening, leading to an
estimated deficit of 3.9 million breast cancer (BC) screenings among US adults. 1, 2 In San …

Stagnant US mammography rates and the influence of COVID-19

M Suran - JAMA, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Mammography rates had stag-nated over recent years in the US, and then came COVID-19.
The pandemic put life on hold for many people, including their receipt of preventive care …