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The future of cancer screening after COVID‐19 may be at home
Author(s) -
Gorin Sherri N. Sheinfeld,
Jimbo Masahito,
Heizelman Robert,
Harmes Kathryn M.,
Harper Diane M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33274
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , colonoscopy , cancer screening , pandemic , cancer , colorectal cancer , breast cancer , colorectal cancer screening , cervical cancer , oncology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Lay Summary During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, cancer screening decreased precipitously; home screening for colorectal cancer diminished less than that for colonoscopy and breast and cervical cancer screening. The authors have highlighted approaches for home cancer screening in addition to telemedicine.