Your browser doesn't support javascript.
How the Coronavirus Disease-2019 May Improve Care: Rethinking Cervical Cancer Prevention.
Feldman, Sarah; Haas, Jennifer S.
  • Feldman S; Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Haas JS; Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Natl Cancer Inst ; 113(6): 662-664, 2021 06 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1249307
ABSTRACT
These past months of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic have given us ample opportunity to reflect on the US health-care system. Despite overwhelming tragedy, it is an opportunity for us to learn and to change. As we postpone routine visits because of the pandemic, we worry about risks for patients who delay cancer screening. We use cervical cancer screening and prevention as an example of how we can use some "lessons learned" from the pandemic to prevent "collateral losses," such as an increase in cancers. COVID-2019-related health-system changes, like the more rapid evaluation of diagnostic tests and vaccines, the transition to compensated virtual care for most counseling and education visits, and broadened access to home services, offer potential benefits to the delivery of cervical cancer screening and prevention. While we detail the case for cervical cancer prevention, many of the issues discussed are generalizable to other preventative measures. It would be a tragedy if the morbidity and mortality of COVID-2019 are multiplied because of additional suffering caused by delayed or deferred cancer screening and diagnostic evaluation-but maybe with creativity and reflection, we can use this pandemic to improve care.
Subject(s)

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Early Detection of Cancer / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: J Natl Cancer Inst Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jnci

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Early Detection of Cancer / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: J Natl Cancer Inst Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jnci