Open AccessImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer screening in New York City
Author(s) -
Briton Lee,
Steven Young,
Reneé Williams,
Peter S. Liang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of medical screening
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-5793
pISSN - 0969-1413
DOI - 10.1177/09691413221128666
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , pandemic , colorectal cancer , colorectal cancer screening , cancer screening , public health , covid-19 , health care , cancer , emergency medicine , family medicine , disease , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the delivery of cancer screening. The resulting decrease in outpatient visits and cancellations of non-urgent procedures have negatively affected colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We aimed to determine the effect of the pandemic on CRC screening at a safety-net hospital and a private health system based in New York City.