The future of cancer screening after COVID‐19 may be at home
Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Masahito Jimbo, Robert Heizelman, Kathryn M. Harmes, Diane M. Harper
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CancerBetacoronavirusPandemicGerontologyFamily medicineVirologyPathologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments