The researchers say the data indicate that cancer cases continued to be underdiagnosed in the second year of the pandemic.
The rate of all-sites cancer incidence was 28.6% lower than expected during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Fewer adults had wellness visits in 2022 than 2019, with the most pronounced decline seen among Asians.
Prevalence of SUD highest in survivors of head and neck, esophageal and gastric, cervical cancers, and melanoma
Single-site cancer screening could save an additional 3.2 million to 5.1 million life-years with perfect adherence.
A second lawsuit has been filed by the family of Henrietta Lacks over the use of her cells without her consent
“Our findings highlight the need to better understand how the current screening paradigm might be failing women ≥65 years,” the authors write.
The prostate cancer incidence increased from 2014 to 2019; there was a large decrease in cervical cancer incidence linked to the HPV vaccine.
The vast majority of cancers were diagnosed due to symptoms or other medical care.
In 2019, Medicare fee-for-services spent $83.5 million on these potentially unnecessary services.
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