CDC: Sharp decline in cancer screenings for women during COVID-19 pandemic
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LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention published a report on June 30 that found that the total number of cancer screening tests received by women through the health agency’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breast cancer screenings dropped by 87% while cervical cancer screenings declined by 84% during April 2020, as compared with the previous 5-year averages for that month, the CDC said.
CDC Notes Sharp Declines in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
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CDC: Alarming Drop Breast, Cervical Cancers Screenings
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Breast and cervical cancer screenings plunged by more than 80% during lockdowns in spring 2020
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