Cancer screenings rebounded in 2020 after COVID but racial disparities remain

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Testing returned to pre-pandemic levels in late 2020 except with colonoscopies for colorectal cancer screening, which continued to lag. Rates of mammography for breast cancer screening were lower among Black and Hispanic patients during the pandemic. Long term effects of " missed " diagnoses on cancer outcomes not yet clear.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news