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 …

Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

MI Patel, JM Ferguson, E Castro… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care disparities, particularly
by race and ethnicity, remains unknown. Objectives To assess whether the race and …

Breast cancer disparities and the COVID-19 pandemic

GA Fasano, S Bayard, VJ Bea - Current Breast Cancer Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented
challenges on breast cancer patients and health care providers. The impact of the pandemic …

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in a nationwide, insured population

JL Caswell-Jin, MN Shafaee, L Xiao, M Liu… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic led to reduced cancer screenings and
delayed cancer surgeries. We used insurance claims data to understand how breast cancer …

National norms for hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions among adults in the US

C Loyd, K Blue, L Turner, A Weber, A Guy… - Journal of General …, 2023 - Springer
Background Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are acute or chronic health
issues that lead to potentially preventable hospitalizations when not treated in the outpatient …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment patterns for patients with metastatic solid cancer in the United States

RB Parikh, SU Takvorian, D Vader… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in patients seeking care for life-
threatening conditions; however, its impact on treatment patterns for patients with metastatic …

Risk factors for heightened COVID‐19‐Related anxiety among breast cancer patients

YB Shah, S Kjelstrom, D Martinez… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has disrupted medical care, increased isolation, and
exacerbated anxiety in breast cancer patients. Since March 2020, Breastcancer. org …

Changes in systemic cancer therapy in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study

M Tang, B Daniels, M Aslam, A Schaffer… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Since the emergence of COVID-19 there have been increasing global concerns
about delays and/or discontinuations in cancer care. However, it is unclear to what extent …

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on stage of breast cancer at presentation and time to treatment at an urban safety-net hospital

KA Kapp, AL Cheng, CM Bruton… - Annals of Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background COVID-19 disrupted health systems across the country. Pre-pandemic, patients
accessing our urban safety-net hospital presented with three-fold higher rates of late-stage …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer survivorship care during the COVID-19 pandemic within an urban New York Hospital System

A Mo, J Chung, J Eichler, S Yukelis, S Feldman, J Fox… - The Breast, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To examine clinicodemographic determinants associated with breast cancer
survivorship follow-up during COVID-19. Methods We performed a retrospective, population …